Female Friendship

doi:10.5771/9781666907247

Female Friendship

Literary and Artistic Explorations

1. Edition 2022

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doi.org/10.5771/9781666907247
ISBN print: 978-1-6669-0723-0
ISBN online: 978-1-6669-0724-7
Lexington, Lanham Lexington, Lanham

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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.

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female friendships literary crticism social networks gender roles

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Preface
1–20 “Apt for Friendship” 1–20
21–42 Politics and Pain of Women’s Cross-Racial Friendships 21–42
43–60 Fyrir innan stokk 43–60
61–78 “Chloe likes Olivia” 61–78
79–92 Subversive Seeing and Sisterhood in Céline Sciamma’s‌‌‌ Portrait of a Lady on Fire (20 79–92
93–108 We: Women in a Traditional (Zapotec) World 93–108
109–124 In the Shadows of a World Famous Twentieth-Century Relationship 109–124
125–144 “Perfect Little Ladies” 125–144
145–162 Proto-Feminist Friendship in Margherita Sarrocchi’s Scanderbeide 145–162
163–184 Female Friendship in the Middle English Romance Ywain and Gawain 163–184
185–202 Dime con quién andas 185–202
203–224 A Little Trail through the Silver Age of Russia 203–224
225–250 Echoes of Larger Life 225–250
251–256 Index 251–256
257–262 About the Editors and Contributors 257–262

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