In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy

by Adriana Cavarero

Book Overview

This pathbreaking work pursues two interwoven themes. Firstly, it engages in a deconstruction of Ancient philosopher's texts--mainly from Plato, but also from Homer and Parmenides--in order to free four Greek female figures from the patriarchal discourse which for centuries had imprisoned them in a particular role. Secondly, it attempts to construct a symbolic female order, reinterpreting these figures from a new perspective. Building on the theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415914477
• ISBN13: 9780415914475
• Release Date: September 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.