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Book
Female Friendship: Literary and Artistic Explorations
(2022)
Abstract
This volume focuses on the literary and artistic exploration of female friendship in various geographical contexts, spanning the centuries from the medieval period until the present. The essays address the intense female bonding in world literature as a universal human need for intimacy, sense of belonging, and purpose. The main focus is on the reevaluation of friendships between women, which have been traditionally less epitomized than those between men. The authors of this volume demonstrate how the emotional unions of women offer compelling insights to various historical and contemporary societies, helping us understand gender relations, traditions, family life, and community values.
Keywords
- gender studies,
- feminism and feminist theory,
- women
Disciplines
Publication Date
July 1, 2022
Editor
Slav N. Gratchev, Ida Day, and Larry Sheret
Publisher
Lexington Books
ISBN
97816766907254
Citation Information
Gratchev, Slav N., Ida Day, and Larry Sheret, eds., Female Friendship: Literary and Artistic
Explorations. Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2022.