Study Guide to The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir (eBook)

Intelligent Education (Urheber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
130 Seiten
Dexterity (Verlag)
978-1-64542-393-5 (ISBN)

Infos

A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex, the book that arguably stands as the stepping stone for allother feminists work.As a work of post-WWII, The Second Sex stirred up controversary as women in France and America had just earned their right to vote and men who fought on the front returned home to reclaim the jobs that had been filled by women. Moreover, the fight for liberation and equality for women continues to impact politics and philosophy even today. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of de Beauvoir's classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains:- Introductions to the Author and the Work- Character Summaries- Plot Guides- Section and Chapter Overviews- Test Essay and Study Q&AsThe Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by includingessay questions and answers as well as topics for further research.

Inhalt

CONTENTS



1) Introduction To Simone De Beauvoir



2) Themes



3) Structure, Style, Syntax



4) Textual Analysis

Book One: Facts And Myths

Book Two: Woman’s Life Today



5) Critics Respond To The Second Sex



6) Ideas For Papers, Oral Reports, And Class Discussion



7) Bibliography

 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.2.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Bright Notes
• Reihe/Serie: Bright Notes
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• Schlagworte: Equality • Feminism • France • liberation • Philosophy • Politics • Simone de Beauvoir • Suffrage • Women • World War II
• ISBN-10: 1-64542-393-X / 164542393X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64542-393-5 / 9781645423935