ISBN:
9781350095991
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9781350095977
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9781350095953
,
9781350095984
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (216 pages)
Edition:
First edition
Edition:
Also published in print
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.4 2
Keywords:
Women Mythology
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Myth
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Feminism
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Social & political philosophy,Ancient religions & mythologies,Feminism & feminist theory,Folklore, myths & legends,Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology)
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
"A Feminist Mythology takes us on a poetic journey through the canonical myths of femininity, testing them from the point of view of our modern condition. A myth is not an object, but rather a process, one that Chiara Bottici practises by exploring different variants of the myth of ?womanhood? through first- and third-person prose and poetry. We follow a series of myths that morph into each other, disclosing ways of being woman that question inherited patriarchal orders. In this metamorphic world, story-telling is not just a mix of narrative, philosophical dialogues and metaphysical theorizing: it is a current that traverses all of them by overflowing the boundaries it encounters. In doing so, A Feminist Mythology proposes an alternative writing style that recovers ancient philosophical and literary traditions from the pre-Socratic philosophers and Ovid's Metamorphoses to the philosophical novellas and feminist experimental writings of the last century."--
Description / Table of Contents:
Preface: A Myth And A Half, By Jean-Michel Rabaté Introduction: A Book Of Myths, By Chiara Bottici -- Part I. Two Myths And A Half First myth: Sherazade And Her Phantom Second myth: The Dress Of Ariadne Third myth: Europa Recovered -- Epilogue -- Intermission -- Part II. The City Of Women -- 1. Overture -- 2. The Vest -- 3. Rehab -- 4. The Oven Of Opposites -- 5. A Witch And Her Broomstick -- 6. A Bill -- 7. The Names -- 8. The Call, Or Occasional Tourism -- 9. Maximum Ten (With Addendum) -- 10. The Lifebelt -- 11. The Threat Epilogue -- Intermission -- Part III. Bestiarium Prologue -- 1. The Ostrich -- 2. The Butterfly -- 3. The Dog -- 4. The Snake -- 5. The Herring -- Epilogue -- Intermission -- Part IV. Herbarium Prologue -- The investor Interlude -- The inspector Interlude -- The dancing god -- Grand Finale.
Note:
Also published in print
DOI:
10.5040/9781350095991
URL:
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