Title: The mother mirror
Description: In The Mother Mirror, Laurie Corbin studies the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in autobiographical works by Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and Marguerite Duras. Psychoanalytic theory, in particular the work of Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeya, is used to show how women's self-representations can be determined by the ways in which they see their mothers.

Corbin's feminist theoretical framework illuminates both the psychological and the social contexts of these autobiographical works, showing that even the most intimate relationships are shaped by social structures and that social reality is dependent on the workings of the psyche.
Subjects: Autobiography, Criticism and interpretation, French literature, History and criticism, Mothers and daughters, French literature, history and criticism, 20th century, Colette, 1873-1954, Beauvoir, simone de, 1908-1986, Duras, marguerite, 1914-1996, Criticism and interpretationcolette , 1873-1954, Criticism and interpretationbeauvoir, simone de , 1908-1986, Criticism and interpretationduras, marguerite, French literature--history and criticism, French literature--20th century--history and criticism, Mothers and daughters--france, Pq307.a65 c65 1996, 840.9/353
Places: France
People: Colette (1873-1954), Marguerite Duras (1914-1996), Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)
Time periods: 20th century