LEADER 02828oam 2200529Mu 450 001 9910825577003321 005 20230607211732.0 010 $a1-351-19763-0 010 $a1-351-19761-4 010 $a1-351-19762-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351197632 035 $a(CKB)3790000000537972 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5167506 035 $a(OCoLC)606943044 035 $a(OCoLC)1014448386 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1014448386 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781351197632 035 $a(EXLCZ)993790000000537972 100 $a20171209d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aLiberty, Equality, Maternity 205 $aFirst edition. 210 $aLeeds $cTaylor and Francis$d2002 215 $a1 online resource (219 pages) 311 $a0-367-09413-4 311 $a1-900755-73-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tchapter 1 Writing Motherhood /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter 2 Theorizing Motherhood /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter 3 Historicizing Motherhood /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter 4 Simone de Beauvoir /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter 5 Violette Leduc /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter 6 Annie Ernaux /$rAlison S. Fell -- $tchapter Conclusion /$rAlison S. Fell. 330 3 $a"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." 606 $aMotherhood in literature 606 $aFrench literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aFrench literature$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aMotherhood in literature. 615 0$aFrench literature$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aFrench literature$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a840.9352042 700 $aFell$b Alison$01616656 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825577003321 996 $aLiberty, Equality, Maternity$93947480 997 $aUNINA