Toward A Recog Androgyny (New) - Softcover

Carolyn, Heilbrun

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393310620 ISBN 13: 9780393310627

Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc., 1993

Synopsis

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 source 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.

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Annotation of Title:
In this provocative book, Carolyn G. Heilbrun shows how the concept of androgyny -- the realization of man in woman and woman in man -- has run, like a hidden river, from its source in pre-Hellenic myth through the literature of the Western world.

About the Author:

Carolyn G. Heilbrun (1926-2003) was a professor of English at Columbia University. A force in literary and feminist theory, she also wrote mysteries under the pen name Amanda Cross.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton and Company, Inc.
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0393310620
• ISBN 13: 9780393310627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224