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Simone de Beauvoir

Paperback

Main Details

Title Simone de Beauvoir
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Ursula Tidd
SeriesRoutledge Critical Thinkers
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback
Pages:176
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - fiction, novelists and prose writers
Phenomenology and Existentialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780415263641
ClassificationsDewey:848.91409
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Routledge
Publication Date 13 November 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Simone de Beauvoir's work has transformed the way we think about gender and identity. Without her 1949 text "The Second Sex", gender theory as we know it today would be unthinkable. A leading figure in French existentialism, Beauvoir's concepts of "becoming woman" and of woman as "other" are among the most influential ideas in feminist enquiry and debate. This book guides the reader through the main areas of Simone de Beauvoir's thought, including: existentialism and ethics; gender studies and feminism; literature and autobiography; and sexuality, the body and ageing. Drawing upon Beauvoir's literary and theoretical texts, this is a useful guidebook for those approaching the work of this key thinker for the first time.