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THE UNSOCIABLE SOCIABILITY OF WOMEN'S LIFEWRITING
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| By: |
Anne Collett (Editor), Louise D'Arcens (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£58.75 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230294863 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230294868 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
27 October, 2010 |
| Description: |
By investigating women lifewriters' complex quest to distinguish themselves both within and from institutions and communities, this volume uses Kant's concept of unsociable sociability to formulate a divided sense of self at the heart of women's lifewriting, offering a provocative response to the notion of the relational female subject. |
| Synopsis: |
When Christine de Pizan described herself in 1405 as 'femme a part', she expressed a divided sense of identity that has echoed throughout women's life-writing up to the present day. In these three words Christine captures the uneasy relationship between the female self that is a part of communities and the self that stands apart from them. Christine anticipates Kant's concept of unsociable sociability in which 'an inclination to associate with others' weighs against 'a strong propensity to isolate [one]self from others'. It is this complex sense of self -- seeking to belong yet yearning for solitude and distinction -- that is at the heart of this volume's exploration of women's life writing. Offering a cross-cultural and cross-historical emphasis, it makes a distinctive contribution to current debates on women's life-writing. Its emphasis on unsociable sociability offers a timely, provocative response to the established notion of the female self as a 'relational subject'. |
| Illustrations: |
2, 2 black & white halftones |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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