Women and Romance: A Reader

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Moderata Fonte, et al.

Book Overview

Romantic love has challenged and vexed feminist thought from its origins. Judging from the shelves of books advising women on love problems, there seems to be an ongoing difficulty in maintaining equality in romantic relationships. Does romance weaken or empower women? Why do women seem overwhelmingly attracted to romantic love in spite of raised consciousness in other areas of life that is a legacy of feminism? Have women always been seen as the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081479355X
• ISBN13: 9780814793558
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"