In The Mother Mirror, Laurie Corbin studies the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in autobiographical works by Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and Marguerite Duras. Psychoanalytic theory, in particular the work of Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva, is used to show how women's self-representations can be determined by the ways in which they see their mothers. Corbin's feminist theoretical framework illuminates both the psychological and the social contexts of these autobiographical works, showing that even the most intimate relationships are shaped by social structures and that social reality is dependent on the workings of the psyche.
| ISBN: | 9780820455952 |
| Publication date: | 16th March 2001 |
| Author: | Laurie L Corbin |
| Publisher: | Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 169 pages |
| Series: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
| Genres: |
Biography, Literature and Literary studies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Gender studies: women and girls Psychology |
In The Mother Mirror, Laurie Corbin studies the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in autobiographical works by Colette, Simone de Beauvoir, and Marguerite Duras. Psychoanalytic theory, in particular the work of Luce Irigaray and Julia Kristeva, is used to show how women's self-representations can be determined by the ways in which they see their mothers. Corbin's feminist theoretical framework illuminates both the psychological and the social contexts of these autobiographical works, showing that even the most intimate relationships are shaped by social structures and that social reality is dependent on the workings of the psyche.
The Mother Mirror features in the following genres: Biography, Literature and Literary studies, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Gender studies: women and girls, Psychology
The Mother Mirror is available in Paperback
The Mother Mirror was written by Laurie L Corbin and published by Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
The Mother Mirror has 169 pages
Yes it is part of Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures series