The Second SexThe essential masterwork that has provoked and inspired generations of men and women. “From Eve’s apple to Virginia Woolf’s room of her own, Beauvoir’s treatise remains an essential rallying point, urging self-sufficiency and offering the fruit of knowledge.” —Vogue |
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... VI . 261 Chapter 3. 266 D. H. Lawrence or Phallic Pride . 229 Claudel or the Handmaiden of the Lord . 237 Breton or Poetry 246 Stendhal or Romancing the Real 252 VOLUME II Lived Experience Introduction 279 Chapter Chapter 2 Chapter vii.
... VI . 261 Chapter 3. 266 D. H. Lawrence or Phallic Pride . 229 Claudel or the Handmaiden of the Lord . 237 Breton or Poetry 246 Stendhal or Romancing the Real 252 VOLUME II Lived Experience Introduction 279 Chapter Chapter 2 Chapter vii.
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... phallus , " for example , designating very precisely the fleshy growth that is the male sex organ ; at other times , infinitely broadened , they take on a symbolic value : the phallus would express all of the virile character and ...
... phallus , " for example , designating very precisely the fleshy growth that is the male sex organ ; at other times , infinitely broadened , they take on a symbolic value : the phallus would express all of the virile character and ...
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... phallus only as a symbol of the privileges granted to boys ; the father's place in the family , the universal predominance of males , and upbringing all confirm her idea of masculine superiority . Later , in the course of sexual ...
... phallus only as a symbol of the privileges granted to boys ; the father's place in the family , the universal predominance of males , and upbringing all confirm her idea of masculine superiority . Later , in the course of sexual ...
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... phallus is set apart , man can integrate into his personality the life that flows from it . This is why , then , the length of the penis , the force of the urine stream , the erection , and the ejaculation become for him the measure of ...
... phallus is set apart , man can integrate into his personality the life that flows from it . This is why , then , the length of the penis , the force of the urine stream , the erection , and the ejaculation become for him the measure of ...
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... phallus takes on such importance because it symbolizes a sovereignty that is realized in other areas . If woman succeeded in affirming herself as subject , she would invent equivalents of the phallus : the doll that embodies the promise ...
... phallus takes on such importance because it symbolizes a sovereignty that is realized in other areas . If woman succeeded in affirming herself as subject , she would invent equivalents of the phallus : the doll that embodies the promise ...
Contents
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Chapter 1 | 71 |
Chapter 3 | 90 |
Chapter 4 | 104 |
Chapter 5 | 126 |
Introduction | 279 |
Chapter 5 | 439 |
Chapter 8 | 599 |
From Maturity to Old Age | 619 |
Chapter to Womans Situation and Character | 638 |
The Narcissist | 667 |
The Woman in Love | 683 |
The Mystic | 709 |
Chapter 1 | 159 |
Chapter 2 | 214 |
Claudel or the Handmaiden of the Lord | 237 |
Chapter 3 | 266 |
The Independent Woman | 721 |
Conclusion | 753 |
Selected Sources | 767 |
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