02828oam 2200529Mu 450 991079637570332120230607211732.01-351-19763-01-351-19761-41-351-19762-210.4324/9781351197632 (CKB)3790000000537972(MiAaPQ)EBC5167506(OCoLC)606943044(OCoLC)1014448386(OCoLC-P)1014448386(FlBoTFG)9781351197632(EXLCZ)99379000000053797220171209d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierLiberty, Equality, MaternityFirst edition.Leeds Taylor and Francis20021 online resource (219 pages)0-367-09413-4 1-900755-73-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.chapter 1 Writing Motherhood /Alison S. Fell -- chapter 2 Theorizing Motherhood /Alison S. Fell -- chapter 3 Historicizing Motherhood /Alison S. Fell -- chapter 4 Simone de Beauvoir /Alison S. Fell -- chapter 5 Violette Leduc /Alison S. Fell -- chapter 6 Annie Ernaux /Alison S. Fell -- chapter Conclusion /Alison S. Fell."The concept of motherhood emerges strongly in the writings of Simone de Beauvoir, Violette Leduc and Annie Ernaux, whose work is examined here in the light of current debates about women's reproductive function and the longstanding glorification of the mere au foyer in France, driven by fear of a falling population. In this interdisciplinary study of twentieth-century French women's writing, Fell uncovers tensions at the heart of the literary critique. She shows these authors challenging the patriarchal view of motherhood as the sole justification for a woman's existence while at the same time confronting the conflict inherent in their relationship with their own mothers. A survey of theoretical and historical material demonstrates vividly that the changing concept of motherhood remains a problematic and highly contentious issue for French feminists, whether writing in 1940 or 1999."Motherhood in literatureFrench literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismFrench literature20th centuryHistory and criticismMotherhood in literature.French literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.French literatureHistory and criticism.840.9352042Fell Alison1508282OCoLC-POCoLC-PBOOK9910796375703321Liberty, Equality, Maternity3739593UNINA