The Androgyne in Early Modern France Contextualizing the Power of Ge
Based on sources in Genesis and Plato's Symposium , the androygyne during Early Modern France was a means of expressing the full potential of humans made in the image of God. This book documents and comments on the range of references to the androgyne in
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Contextualizing the Power of Gender Marian Rothstein
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The Androgyne in Early Modern France
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Palgrave and Macmillan are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-54136-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rothstein, Marian, 1944– The androgyne in early modern France : contextualizing the power of gender / Marian Rothstein. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-137-54136-9 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. French literature— 16th century—History and criticism. 2. French literature—17th century—History and criticism. 3. Androgyny (Psychology) in literature. 4. Androgyny (Psychology)—History. 5. France—Civilization— 1328-1600. 6. France—Civilization—17th century. 7. Renaissance— France. I. Title. PQ239.R239 2015 840.9'3521—dc23 2015011387 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Amnet. First edition: September 2015 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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Acknowledgmentsvii Introduction1 1 The Sources of the Androgyne
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2 On Functional Gender
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3 Picturing the Androgyne
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4 Literary Manifestations of the Androgyne
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5 On Famous Women and the Androgyne
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6 The Political Androgyne
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Part I: Anne de Bretagne (1477–1514) and Her Four Marriages112 Part II: Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), the King’s Lieutenant119 Part III: Catherine de Médicis (1519–1589), Queen Mother and Widowed Queen
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Part IV: Jeanne d’Albret (1528–1572), Prince of Navar
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