Ebook: Women’s lives in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature
- Tags: French literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism, French literature -- History and criticism, Women and literature -- France -- History -- 21st century, Women and literature -- France -- History -- 20th century, Motherhood in literature, Mothers in literature, Aging in literature, Französisch, Frau, Literatur, French literature, French literature -- Women authors, Women and literature, France
- Year: 2016
- Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan / Springer International Publishing
- City: France
- Language: English
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These essays examine the trends and theoretical arguments informing current investigations into literary treatments of motherhood and aging. They explore how two key stages in women's lives -- maternity and old age -- are narrated and defined in fictions and autobiographical writings by contemporary French and francophone women. Through readings of Maryse Condé, Hélène Cixous, Zahia Rahmani, Linda Lê, PierretteRead more...
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By adopting a broad, synthetic approach to these two distinct and defining stages in women's lives, this volume elucidates how these significant transitional moments set the stage for women'sRead more...
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