The second sex /

'One is not born, but rather becomes, woman'. This book is suitable for those who believe in the equality of the sexes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986
Other Authors: Parshley, H. M. (Howard Madison), 1884-1953, Borde, Constance, Malovany-Chevallier, Sheila
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Vintage Books, c2009.
Subjects:
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Table of Contents:
  • Facts and myths. Destiny. Biological data
  • Psychoanalytical point of view
  • Point of view of historical materialism
  • History
  • Myths. Montherlant or the bread of disgust
  • D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride
  • Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord
  • Breton or poetry
  • Stendhal or romancing the real
  • Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood
  • Girl
  • Sexual initiation
  • Lesbian
  • Situation. Married woman
  • Mother
  • Social life
  • Prostitutes and hetaeras
  • From maturity to old age
  • Woman's situation and character
  • Justifications. Narcissist
  • Woman in love
  • Mystic
  • Toward liberation. Independent woman.