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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Page x
... young woman that I was , an old boy of forty saw to the well - being of a possibly precious part of myself . " Mme ... girl . When she lost her faith as a teenager , her dreams of a transcendent union ( dreams that proved remarkably ...
... young woman that I was , an old boy of forty saw to the well - being of a possibly precious part of myself . " Mme ... girl . When she lost her faith as a teenager , her dreams of a transcendent union ( dreams that proved remarkably ...
Page xviii
... female's life between childhood and adulthood . While it is often translated as " the young girl " ( by Parshley and other translators of French works ) , we think it clearly means " girl . " We have included all of Beauvoir's footnotes ...
... female's life between childhood and adulthood . While it is often translated as " the young girl " ( by Parshley and other translators of French works ) , we think it clearly means " girl . " We have included all of Beauvoir's footnotes ...
Page 54
... woman . Her drama is summed up in a conflict between her " viriloid " and her " feminine " tendencies ; the former are expressed in the clitoral system , the latter in vaginal eroticism ; as a very young girl , she identifies with her ...
... woman . Her drama is summed up in a conflict between her " viriloid " and her " feminine " tendencies ; the former are expressed in the clitoral system , the latter in vaginal eroticism ; as a very young girl , she identifies with her ...
Page 55
... young girl is said to be " ashamed " of urinating in a squatting position , with her bottom exposed ; but what is shame ? Likewise , before asking if the male is proud because he has a penis or if his penis is the expression of his ...
... young girl is said to be " ashamed " of urinating in a squatting position , with her bottom exposed ; but what is shame ? Likewise , before asking if the male is proud because he has a penis or if his penis is the expression of his ...
Page 60
... woman as a female : every time she acts like a human being , the woman is said to be imitating the male . The psychoanalyst describes the child and the young girl as required to identify with the father and the mother , torn between ...
... woman as a female : every time she acts like a human being , the woman is said to be imitating the male . The psychoanalyst describes the child and the young girl as required to identify with the father and the mother , torn between ...
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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