Title: Liberty, equality, maternity in Beauvoir, Leduc and Ernaux
First published: 2003
Description: "The concept of motherhood emerges strongly in the writings of Simone de Beauvoir, Violette Leduc and Annie Ernaux, whose work is examined here in the light of current debates about women's reproductive function and the longstanding glorification of the mere au foyer in France, driven by fear of a falling population." "In this interdisciplinary study of twentieth-century French women's writing, Fell uncovers tensions at the heart of the literary critique. She shows these authors challenging the patriarchal view of motherhood as the sole justification for a woman's existence while at the same time confronting the conflict inherent in their relationship with their own mothers. A survey of theoretical and historical material demonstrates vividly that the changing concept of motherhood remains a problematic and highly contentious issue for French feminists, whether writing in 1940 or 1999."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: French literature, Motherhood in literature, Women authors, Liberty in literature, History and criticism, Equality in literature, French literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Literatur, Mutter, Beauvoir, simone de , 1908-1986, Leduc, violette , 1907-1972, Ernaux, annie , 1940-, French literature--women authors--history and criticism, French literature--history and criticism, French literature--20th century--history and criticism, Mothers in literature, Pq149 .f45 2003
People: Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), Annie Ernaux (1940-), Violette Leduc (1907-1972)
LC classification: PQ149 .F43 2003