Montaigne and Feminism /

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Insdorf challenges the notion of Montaigne as an antifeminist by exploring both the feminist and antifeminist concepts apparent in Montaigne's work. By doing so, she does not aim to characterize him as a feminist, but rather to expose the duality of his complex intellect. The first part of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Insdorf, Cecile (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1977.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592.
Montaigne, Michel de, > 1533-1592 > Political and social views.
Women and literature.
Political and social views.
Feminism and literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Femmes et litterature > France > Histoire > 16e siecle.
Women and literature > France > History > 16th century.
Feminism and literature > France > History > 16th century.
France.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Insdorf challenges the notion of Montaigne as an antifeminist by exploring both the feminist and antifeminist concepts apparent in Montaigne's work. By doing so, she does not aim to characterize him as a feminist, but rather to expose the duality of his complex intellect. The first part of the book explicates possible societal and historical influences on Montaigne's views of women, including the role of women in France during the Middles Ages, the Renaissance, and Antiquity. In the second part of the book, Insdorf provides examples of Montaigne's relationships with women as well as an analysis of his concept of womanhood found in his Essais.
Physical Description:1 online resource (104 pages).
ISBN:9781469642932

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