| Description |
x, 103 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
The Wellek Library lectures |
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Wellek Library lecture series at the University of California, Irvine.
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| Contents |
1. Antigone's Claim -- 2. Unwritten Laws, Aberrant Transmissions -- 3. Promiscuous Obedience |
| Summary |
"Antigone, the renowned insurgent from Sophocle's Oedipus, has long been a feminist icon of defiance. But what has remained unclear is whether she escapes from the forms of power that she opposes. Antigone proves to be a more ambivalent figure for feminism than has been acknowledged, since the form of defiance she exemplifies also leads to her death. Butler argues that Antigone represents a form of feminist and sexual agency that is fraught with risk. Moreover, Antignone shows how the constraints of normative kinship unfairly decide what will and will not be a liveable life."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-97) and index |
| Subject |
Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981.
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Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.
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Irigaray, Luce.
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Irigaray, Luce, 1939-
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Antigone (Mythological character)
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Kinship -- Philosophy.
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Feminist theory.
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| LC no. |
00030321 |
| ISBN |
0231118945 acid-free paper |
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