From the Book - First American edition.
I. Facts and myths. Destiny : Biological data ; The psychoanalytical point of view ; The point of view of historical materialism
Myths : Montherlant or the bread of disgust ; D. H. Lawrence or phallic pride ; Claudel or the handmaiden of the Lord ; Breton or poetry ; Stendhal or romancing the real
II. Lived experience. Formative years : Childhood ; The girl ; Sexual initiation ; The lesbian
Situation : The married woman ; The mother ; Social life ; Prostitutes and hetaeras ; From maturity to old age ; Woman's situation and character
Justifications : The narcissist ; The woman in love ; the mystic
Toward liberation : The independent woman.
Introduction / Judith Thurman --
Volume 1: Facts And Myths --
Part 1: Destiny. Biological data --
The psychoanalytic point of view --
The point of view of historical materialism --
Part 3: Myths. Montherlant or the bread of disgust --
D H Lawrence or phallic pride --
Claudel or the handmaiden of the lord --
Stendhal or romancing the real --
Volume 2: Lived Experience --
Part 1: Formative years. Childhood --
Part 2: Situation. The married woman --
Prostitutes and hetaeras --
From maturity to old age --
Woman's situation and character --
Part 3: Justifications. The narcissist --
Part 4: Toward liberation --
From the Book - Vintage Books edition.
Psychoanalytic point of view
Point of view of historical materialism
Early tillers of the soil
Patriarchal times and classical antiquity
Through the Middle Ages to eighteenth-century France
Since the French revolution: the job and the vote
Myths. Dreams, fears, idols
Myth of woman in five authors
Formative years. Childhood
Woman's situation and character
Justifications. Narcissist
Toward liberation. Independent woman.
