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Simone De Beauvoir (Paperback)
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Simone De Beauvoir (Paperback)
Series: Critical Lives
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Loot Price R434
Discovery Miles 4 340
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Following its publication in 1949, "The Second Sex" quickly became
one of the fundamental works of feminist thought. In it, Simone de
Beauvoir (1908-86) offered up a statement that has informed nearly
all feminist and gender scholarship that has followed, "One is not
born, but rather becomes, a woman." And it is the woman Beauvoir
became who continues to fascinate, fostering a legend of
coffee-drinking Parisian intellectuals debating existentialism in
smoky cafes along the Left Bank. Beauvoir lived through some of the
most dramatic and significant events of the twentieth century, and
a time of enormous change for women across the world. Her personal
and intellectual companions were one and the same--and as a result,
her intimate relationships with Jean-Paul Sartre and Nelson Algren
provide a captivating context to the development of her ideas. In
this concise and up-to-date critical appraisal of both the life and
words of Beauvoir, Ursula Tidd illuminates the many facets of the
feminist icon's complex personality, including her relentless
autobiographical drive, which led her to envision her life as a
continuously unfolding narrative, her active involvement in
twentieth-century political struggles, and how Beauvoir the woman
has over the decades become Beauvoir the myth. 2008 marked the
centenary of Beauvoir's birth, yet her ideas continue to
reverberate throughout contemporary scholarship. This critical
biography will benefit any reader seeking insight into one of the
most prominent and intriguing intellectuals of the twentieth
century.
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