She tries to write without condescension and there are a couple of selfmocking asides. Germaine greer is brave and crazy, serious and fun, sharp and sexy. But this lifestyle isnt the only representation of a eunuch. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. A book with personality, a book that knows the distinction between the self. The female eunuch, like its antecedent and template the second sex, defined the female politics of its day by the use of what creative writing teachers call point of view. The female eunuch is a 1970 book by germaine greer that became an international bestseller. The publication of germaine greers the female eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising eyebrows and ire while creating a shock wave of recognition in women around the world with its steadfast assertion that sexual liberation is the key to womens. Oct 27, 2010 i spotted a worn copy of the female eunuch on my mothers shelf in 1999, and something about the savage cover, showing a hollow female torso with handles hanging from a clothesrail, seemed to. May, 2019 eunuchs in the bible are typically defined as castrated men placed in charge over a kings harem of wives and concubines. Reissued to coincide with doubledays publication of the whole woman, the sequel to the female eunuch. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. The female eunuch certainly did push the womens liberation movement forward, and it became one of the worlds most influential books on the subject. The female eunuch this book is dedicated to lillian, who lives with nobody but a colony of new york roaches, whose energy has never failed despite her anxieties and her asthma and her overweight, who is always interested in everybody, often angry, sometimes bitchy, but always involved.
How much that changed backdrop is a result of the efforts of people like germaine greer is for the historians to say, but this book clearly earns its place on the. Greers thesis is that the traditional suburban, consumerist, nuclear family represses women sexually, and that this devitalises them, rendering them eunuchs. The female eunuchfirst published in britain in the 1970s, in the united states the following year, and quickly in more than a dozen languages around the globewas an international sensation. Dec 01, 2011 john holmes, cover art for the female eunuch writer monica dux called this book s cover a work of art that has in itself become iconic, and its an undeniably recognizable design. Its also important to note that greer began work on the book while living in london. A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female eunuch is a. The modern female eunuch, like the eunuch of the past, is far from the metaphoric disempowered individual depicted in greers book. Buy a cheap copy of the female eunuch book by germaine greer. Greers ideas have created controversy ever since her book the female eunuch became an international bestseller in 1970. Germaine greer books list of books by author germaine greer. Greer has defined her goal as womens liberation as distinct from equality with men. The female eunuch by germaine greer and a great selection of related books. These blinks argue that its womankinds responsibility to create new definitions of femininity and take ownership of their bodies, sex and lives. For the menads are also called the frenzied ones or the raging ones.
The clarion call to change that galvanized a generation. Oct 14, 2008 the publication of germaine greers the female eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising eyebrows and ire while creating a shock wave of recognition in women around the world with its steadfast assertion that sexual liberation is the key to womens liberation. Germaine greers study of women in the female eunuch had an impact globally, not only on women in australia. Probably the most famous, most widely read book on feminism ever. Women, ageing and the menopause 0449908534 book cover. The female eunuch, harper perennial modern classics by. Feminismliteraturethe female eunuch wikibooks, open. The old suffragettes, who served their prison term and lived on through the years of gradual admission of women into professions which they declined to follow, into parliamentary freedoms which they declined to. Eunuchs in the bible are typically defined as castrated men placed in charge over a kings harem of wives and concubines. See all books authored by germaine greer, including the female eunuch, and. Drawing liberally from history, literature and popular culture, past and present, germaine greers searing examination of womens oppression is at once an important social.
Mcrae, the persian boy by mary renault, soulless by t. Were not supposed to judge books by their covers, but good design can work wonders as all publishers know. This book has been transferred to between the covers from another database and might not be described to our usual. No the female eunuch by germaine greer 1970 the australian feminists famous polemic, if a little outdated, remains. The female eunuch by germaine greer, first edition abebooks.
They forecast that in this period of the death agony of patriarchal class society, new raging ones will arise to participate in the revolutionary events. Perhaps the best feature of the female eunuch is greers attempt to communicate with a nonacademic readership. The female eunuch certainly did push the womens liberation movement forward, and it became one of. Today, greers searing examination of the oppression of women in contemporary society is both an important historical. The female eunuch by germaine greer, first edition. Essay by miriam cosic when germaine greers the female eunuch was published in 1970, it created a sensation.
Feb 27, 2012 a new cover reissue of the groundbreaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. Elizabeth wurtzel at times funny, at times ferocious, and at times frustrating, the female eunuch remains an important historical document, one which makes palpable both the passion and the venom that brought feminisms second wave to. The female eunuch although the word eunuch is defined as a castrated male person, greer claims that it is the woman who is castrated. When asked about marriage and divorce in the gospel of matthew, jesus informs his crowd that anyone who divorcesother than for reasons of unchastityand marries another, commits adultery matthew 19. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. The female eunuch quotes by germaine greer goodreads. Some of it still stands up, but other parts are the statements of a youthful movement, confident in the absolute correctness of its untested positions. Click to read more about the female eunuch by germaine greer.
Germaine greer positing that sexual liberation is the key to womens liberation, the author looks at the inherent and unalterable biological differences between men and women as well as at the profound. It postulates that passivity in womens sexuality is a characteristic associated with a castrate, hence the title, and is a role foisted on them by history and by women themselves. Germaine greer is an australian academic and journalist, and was a major feminist voice of the mid20th century. Frigidity in women, unconnected with any frigidity or impotence in men, lies at the bottom of the joyless sexual relations between the sexes today. Germaine greer the female eunuch sellersupplied images. Germaine greer a candid conversation with the ballsy author of the female eunuch. Today, greers searing examination of the oppression of women in contemporary. A book with personality, a book that knows the distinction between the self and the other, a book that combines the be. Buy female eunuch harper perennial modern classics relaunch by greer, germaine isbn. When germaine greers the female eunuch was first published it created a shock wave of recognition in women, one that could be felt around the world. Groundbreaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. Also, the jewish talmud has a list of possible ways one may be. The book is repetitive, like most polemical works, but greer is refreshingly honest about the way she has played fast and loose with facts and.
A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female eunuch is a landmark in the history of the womens movement. Greer became well known in broadcast media of the united kingdom, the united states, canada and her home of australia. Within six months, it had almost sold out its second print run and had been translated into eight languages. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Created by british artist john holmes, the female eunuch is represented as a womans torso that has been separated from the rest of the body. They forecast that in this period of the death agony of patriarchal class society, new raging ones. It was during this interview that she first discussed publicly that she had been raped in her second year at the university of melbourne. A new cover reissue of the groundbreaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. It went on to become an international bestseller, translated into more than twelve languages, and a landmark in the history of the womens movement. In the bible, the hebrew word saris eunuch, refers to a man in some sort of service to a ruler, but castration isnt always a part of the story. First published in 1970, the female eunuch is a landmark in the history of the womens movement. The female eunuch 1970 is an explosive feminist classic that confronts the societal expectations holding women back.
A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages, the female. The dustjacket is poor but all pages intact and legible. The problem with reading a book like this decades after it was written is you arent a part of that time, and the female eunuch was very much a part of that time. Available alongside five other modern classics first published by flamingo in the 1970s, this is a reissue of germaines greers feminist classic. John holmes, cover art for the female eunuch writer monica dux called this book s cover a work of art that has in itself become iconic, and its an undeniably recognizable design. The female eunuch is a 1970 book by germaine greer that became an international bestseller and an important text in the feminist movement. May 15, 2006 a new cover reissue of the groundbreaking, worldwide bestselling feminist tract. Greer hoped that her book would inspire women to see themselves as powerful when it came to their own roles and sexuality. Funny, angry, clever and hopeful the female eunuch, published 40 years ago, set out to transform womens lives. The kama sutra, which was written before the birth of christ, has a section for eunucheunuch intercourse so it was known that some eunuchs were sexual beings at least with each other.
Maybe i dont have a pretty smile, good teeth, nice tits, long legs, a cheeky arse, a sexy v. The initial question that prompted this controversial teaching about eunuchs in the bible actually concerned marriage. The publication of germaine greers the female eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising eyebrows and ire while creating a shock wave of recognition in women around the world with its steadfast assertion that sexual liberation is the key to womens liberation. Writer monica dux called this books cover a work of art that has in itself become iconic, and. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. A worldwide bestseller, translated into over twelve languages.
Reading the female eunuch now feels to a certain extent like reading a pamphlet from the suffragist movement. The better self germaine greer and the female eunuch. Sep 09, 2018 the iconic cover of the the female eunuch, an international bestseller first published in 1970 and still in print, shows the stylised trunk of a naked woman, a handle on each hip, fresh off the. I spotted a worn copy of the female eunuch on my mothers shelf in 1999, and something about the savage cover, showing a hollow female. The publication of germaine greers the female eunuch in 1970 was a landmark event, raising.
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