The Interpretation of the Flesh: Freud and Femininity / Edition 1

by Teresa Brennan

Overview

The ‘riddle of femininity', like Freud's reference to women's sexuality as a ‘dark continent', has been treated as a romantic aside or a sexist evasion, rather than a problem to be solved. In this first comprehensive study, Teresa Brennan suggests that by placing these theories in the context of Freud's work overall, we will begin to understand why femininity was such a riddle for Freud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415074483
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/17/1992
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Table of Contents

1 The riddle of femininity 2 The riddle’s repression 3 The division of attention 4 The involution of the drives 5 The original superego 6 Conclusion: the riddle again