Sex, Love, and Letters : : Writing Simone de Beauvoir / / Judith G. Coffin.
When Judith G. Coffin discovered a virtually unexplored treasure trove of letters to Simone de Beauvoir from her international readers, it inspired her to explore the intimate bond between the famed author and her reading public. This correspondence, at the heart of Sex, Love, and Letters, immerses...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2020] ©2022 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 4 b&w halftones |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- A Note on Translations and Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1. The Intimate Life of the Nation: Reading The Second Sex in 1949
- 2. Beauvoir, Kinsey, and Midcentury Sex
- 3. Readers and Writers
- 4. The Algerian War and the Scandal of Torture
- 5. Shame as Political Feeling
- 6. Second Takes on The Second Sex
- 7. Couple Troubles
- 8. Sexual Politics and Feminism
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Archival Sources
- Index