A Feminist Mythology

Name: A Feminist Mythology
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350095977
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By Chiara Bottici

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A Feminist Mythology embarks on a poetic exploration of femininity's canonical myths, examining them through the lens of contemporary experience. Chiara Bottici practices myth as a dynamic process, blending first- and third-person prose and poetry to reshape the myth of womanhood. The book presents a metamorphic narrative that challenges patriarchal traditions, weaving together storytelling, philosophical dialogue, and metaphysical reflection. Bottici revives ancient philosophical and literary traditions, from pre-Socratic thinkers and Ovid’s Metamorphoses to 20th-century feminist experimental writings, proposing an innovative narrative style and feminist philosophy.
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Ideal for readers interested in feminist theory, philosophy, mythology, and literary experimentation, as well as those seeking innovative approaches to storytelling and gender studies.

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A Feminist Mythology takes us on a poetic journey through the canonical myths of femininity, testing them from the point of view of our modern condition. A myth is not an object, but rather a process, one that Chiara Bottici practises by exploring different variants of the myth of “womanhood” through first- and third-person prose and poetry.

We follow a series of myths that morph into each other, disclosing ways of being woman that question inherited patriarchal orders. In this metamorphic world, story-telling is not just a mix of narrative, philosophical dialogues and metaphysical theorizing: it is a current that traverses all of them by overflowing the boundaries it encounters.

In doing so, A Feminist Mythology proposes an alternative writing style that recovers ancient philosophical and literary traditions from the pre-Socratic philosophers and Ovid’s Metamorphoses to the philosophical novellas and feminist experimental writings of the last century.

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Praised by Adriana Cavarero, author of Relating Narratives: Storytelling and Selfhood, as a fascinating investigation that creatively reimagines the myth of womanhood. The book is recognised for confronting traditional interpretations and offering an "imaginal philosophy" and "imaginal feminism" as new speculative spaces. Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics highlights its strength in creative narration rooted in Bottici’s extensive philosophical research, appreciating its departure from conventional academic writing.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350095977

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 214.0mm

Height: 138.0mm

Weight: 296g

Pages: 216

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About the Author

Chiara Bottici is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Gender and Sexualities Studies Institute at The New School in New York, USA.

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