Lonely Mirror - Italian Perspectives on Feminist Theory

Contributing to a lively dialogue with Anglo-American and French theorists, The Lonely Mirror (originally published in 1993) sets out to contextualize Italian feminist theory within the international debate.

List of contents

Part I: Language, Literature, Semiotics 1. The discourse of passion 2. Woman-graphy 3. The erotic woman writer: a special case of hypokrites 4. A double-voiced silence 5. Language in the crucible of the mind Part II: Psychoanalysis 6. Maternal role and personal identity: on the women's movement and psychoanalysis 7. In search of the mirror: fusion and differentiation in women's groups 8. The female animal Part III: History 9. Premiss: a figure of power and an invitation to history Epilogue: to room nineteen 10. On 'mothers' and 'sisters': fragments on women/feminism/historiography Part IV: Philosophy 11. Towards a theory of sexual difference 12. Jumping 13. On the female word and its 'spirit'

Summary

Contributing to a lively dialogue with Anglo-American and French theorists, The Lonely Mirror (originally published in 1993) sets out to contextualize Italian feminist theory within the international debate.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Bono Kemp
• Assisted by: Paola Bono (Editor), Bono Paola (Editor), Sandra Kemp (Editor), Kemp Sandra (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2025
• EAN: 9781041008163
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4100816-3
• No. of pages: 266
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Cultural Studies, Social Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Humanities, Feminism & feminist theory, Gender studies, gender groups, Feminism and feminist theory