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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136558403321

Autore

Summaries Bright

Titolo

Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter by Simone de Beauvoir (Book Analysis) : Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork : , : Lemaitre Publishing, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

9782806279750

2806279755

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (27 pages)

Collana

BrightSummaries. com

Soggetti

Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986. Mémoires d'une jeune fille rangée

Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-1986

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Simone de Beauvoir -- French writer, philosopher and feminist -- Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter -- The life of a nonconformist child -- Summary -- A privileged upbringing -- Forbidden works -- A problematic status -- The futility of being -- Finding her way -- The double -- Character study -- Simone de Beauvoir -- Analysis -- An autobiographical work with various aims -- The steps to freedom -- The separation from her parents -- A homage to Elizabeth -- Loves -- Further reflection -- Some questions to think about... -- Further reading.

Sommario/riassunto

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