The Female Eunuch (Masterplots II: Women’s Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Germaine Greer
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Genres: Criticism, Nonfiction, Sociology
- Subjects: Family or family life, Politics, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Gender roles, Marriage, Feminism, Women’s issues, Women, Women’s movement
Form and Content
The Female Eunuch, by Germaine Greer, is remarkable both for its style and for its substance. Stylistically, it presents a nonstop journey of blistering eloquence, as Greer scores point after point against what she sees as the wrongheaded ways that people think about sexuality, love, the family, politics, and society in general. The relatively loose organization of the book gives Greer free rein to search out and destroy myths which promote oppression and unhappiness for women and men alike. Interspersed with Greer’s own prose are boxed quotes from...
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