Hesitation and Irony in Nietzsche's "Woman and Child"

Grimwood discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's "Woman and Child" as being misogynistic. Certainly, there are points of Nietzsche's text that seem undeniably misogynistic, of which there can only be so many ways to read. Yet the diversity and complexity of the debate over Nietzsche'...

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Published inAngelaki : journal of theoretical humanities Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 115 - 128
Main Author Grimwood, Tom
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.08.2010
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Children & youth
Nietzsche, Friedrich (1844-1900)
Prejudice
Semantics
Women
Writers
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Summary:Grimwood discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's "Woman and Child" as being misogynistic. Certainly, there are points of Nietzsche's text that seem undeniably misogynistic, of which there can only be so many ways to read. Yet the diversity and complexity of the debate over Nietzsche's valuing of ''woman'' stems from a fundamental problem with drawing the types of lines of legitimacy.
ISSN:0969-725X
1469-2899
DOI:10.1080/0969725X.2010.521398