Toward a Recognition of Androgyny
In this quietly provocative book, Carolyn G. Heilbrun opens our eyes to the ways in which the concept of androgyny- the realization of man in woman and woman in man-has run, like a hidden river, from its souree in pre-Hellenic myth through the literature of the Western world. The androgynous ideal shows itself to be a creative and civilizing force conducive to the survival of a truly human society.
Here brilliantly brought to light are long-unrecognized manifestations of this ideal: in the classic drama, with its celebration of the feminine impulse toward life; in the Gospels, as Jesus breaks with the paternalistic tradition; in the medieval ambiguities of the cult of Mary and the courts of love, in the Renaissance, with its developing view of a more autonomous human being, culminating in Shakespeare's androgynous vision.
Descripción
| ID | 855 |
| ISBN | 0-393-30025-0 |
| Autoría | Carolyn G. Heilbrun |
| Páginas | 189 |
| Categoría | Fondo de arte y literatura lésbica |
| Tipo | Libro |
| Editorial | Norton |
| Edición | 1 |
| Año de Publicación | 1982 |
| Idioma | Inglés |
| País | United States |
| Número de Copias | 1 |