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The interpretation of the flesh : Freud and femininity /

The 'riddle of femininity', like Freud's reference to women's sexuality as a 'dark continent', has been treated as a romantic aside or a sexist evasion rather than as a problem to be solved. In this first comprehensive study, Teresa Brennan suggests that by placing thes...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brennan, Teresa, 1952-2003
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The 'riddle of femininity', like Freud's reference to women's sexuality as a 'dark continent', has been treated as a romantic aside or a sexist evasion rather than as a problem to be solved. In this first comprehensive study, Teresa Brennan suggests that by placing these ideas in the context of Freud's work as a whole, we will begin to understand why femininity was such a riddle for Freud. Brennan argues that by turning to Freud's work and his concrete questions about femininity, a psychical state which occurs in men and women alike, the problem is clearly a soluble one, provided that Freud's concern with energy is taken into account. The real riddle of femininity is as much a problem for thinking about physicality as a problem for the subject who suffers from what Freud described as 'femininity's negative effects on curiosity, intelligence and activity.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index.
ISBN:0203011104
9780203011102
0203162005
9780203162002
9780415074483
0415074487
9780415074490
0415074495
9786610335282
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