Women's Lives in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

The essays in this volume provide an overview and critical account of prevalent trends and theoretical arguments informing current investigations into literary treatments of motherhood and aging. They explore how two key stages in women's lives-maternity and old age-are narrated and defined in fictions and autobiographical writings by contemporary French and francophone women. Through close readings of Maryse Conde, Helene Cixous, Zahia Rahmani, Linda Le, Pierrette Fleutieux, and Michele Sarde, among others, these essays examine related topics such as dispossession, female friendship, and women's relationships with their mothers. By adopting a broad, synthetic approach to these two distinct and defining stages in women's lives, this volume elucidates how these significant transitional moments set the stage for women's evolving definitions (and interrogations) of their identities and roles.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	October 2016
First published:	2016
Editors:	Florence Ramond Jurney • Karen McPherson
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	169
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-40849-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	3-319-40849-6
Barcode:	9783319408491

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