The Antigone Complex: Ethics and the Invention of Feminine Desire

What if psychoanalysis had chosen Antigone rather than Oedipus? This book traces the relation between ethics and desire in important philosophical texts that focus on femininity and use Antigone as their model. It shows that the notion of feminine desire is conditioned by a view of women as being prone to excesses and deficiencies in relation to ethical norms and rules.

Author: Cecilia Sjöholm
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 10/08/2004
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.26w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780804748926

About the Author
Cecilia Sjöholm is Associate Professor in the Program of Aesthetics at South Stockholm University College, Sweden.