The androgyne in early modern France : contextualizing the power of gender /

The androgyne in early modern France : contextualizing the power of gender / Marian Rothstein.

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In the Renaissance, the androygyne - based on sources in the book of Genesis and Plato's Symposium - was a means of expressing the full potential of humans made in the image of God. Discussing the androygyne within the context of the visual, literary, and political, this book explores the andro...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Rothstein, Marian, 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2015]
Subjects:
French literature > 16th century > History and criticism.
French literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
Androgyny (Psychology) in literature.
Androgyny (Psychology) > History.
Renaissance > France.
Androgyny (Psychology)
Civilization.
French literature.
Renaissance.
France > Civilization > 1328-1600.
France > Civilization > 17th century.
France.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • The sources of the androgyne
  • On functional gender
  • Picturing the androgyne
  • The literary androgyne
  • On famous women and the androgyne
  • The political androgyne
  • Part I Anne de Bretagne
  • Part II Marguerite de Navarre
  • Part III Catherine de Médicis
  • Part IV Jeanne d'Albret
  • By way of conclusion.

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