The woman who pretended to be who she was
Subtitle: myths of self-imitation
By: Wendy Doniger.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
Subjects: Impersonation in literature; Self in literature
Description: "In this book, noted scholar of Hinduism and mythology Wendy Doniger offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation, whose widespread occurrence argues for both its literary power and its human value. The stories she considers range from ancient Indian literature and Shakespeare to Hollywood and Bollywood. They illuminate a basic human way of negotiating reality, illusion, identity, and authenticity, not to mention memory, amnesia, and the process of aging. Many of them involve marriage and adultery, for tales of sexual betrayal cut to the heart of the crisis of identity."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-262) and index.