Nеvеr Mаrry а Womаn with Big Fееt: Womеn in Provеrbs from аround thе World
Publisher: Αmstеrdаm Univеrsity Prеss
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 2006-10-30
List price: $29.50
In cultures throughout the world, sex and gender issues have been expressed in proverbs, the world’s most concise literary genre. Never Marry a Woman with Big Feet provides revealing insights into the female condition across centuries and continents, as recorded in thousands of vivid and earthy proverbs about women. Mineke Schipper explores the similarities, differences, and contradictions that coexist in cultural norms about gender from hundreds of languages and over 150 countries. Grouping the sayings into such categories as the female body, love, sex, childbirth, and female power, she...