A Re-mapping of Womanhood and Creativity: A Literary and Depth Psychological Perspective

A Re-mapping of Womanhood and Creativity investigates the diverse ways in which women set out to find a matrilineal line as a wellspring for creative transformation, and, through a lens of analytical psychology, how we read women’s literary history and narratives about womanhood.

While following the feminine influences that forged her own search and nature as a writer, this book re-maps the life and work of Clara Oropeza’s literary mother, Anaïs Nin, focusing on Nin’s formative affinity with...