The name of the mother : writing illegitimacy / Marie Maclean.
The name of the mother : writing illegitimacy / Marie Maclean.
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N809.89287/31
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 269 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Performances of exclusion -- 2. Myth and psychoanalysis: legitimate and illegitimate. The traditional mythology of the exception. The Freudian attempt to universalise the particular. The private uses of mythology -- 3. Mythical histories, historical myths -- 4. A female genealogy: the en-genderin...
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Publisher
London ; New York : Routledge, 1994.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
In this original and highly accomplished study, Marie Maclean studies the writings of social rebels and explores the relationship between their personal narratives and illegitimacy. The case studies which Maclean examines fall into four groups: those which stress alternative family structures and 'female genealogies'; those which pair female illegi...
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The name of the mother : writing illegitimacy / Marie Maclean.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 244-258) and index.
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N809.89287/31
Record Identifier
74VMlLAxaZJd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlLAxaZJd
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ISBN
0415106869
9780415106863
DDC
809.89287
MMS ID
991003358119702626
