The Androgyne in Early Modern France: Contextualizing the Power of Gender

The Androgyne in Early Modern France: Contextualizing the Power of Gender

1st ed. 2015

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 the writings of poets, philosophers, courtiers, and women in positions of political power.

Book information

ISBN: 9781137541369
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Pub date:
Edition: 1st ed. 2015
DEWEY: 840.93521
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 450g
Height: 147mm
Width: 223mm
Spine width: 20mm