Androgyne in Early Modern France

Marian Rothstein is Professor Emerita of French at Carthage College, USA. She is the author of Reading in the Renaissance: Amadis de Gaule and the Lessons of Memory and editor of Charting Change in Renaissance French Thought and Culture.

• Introduction 1. The Sources of the Androgyne 2. On Functional Gender 3. Picturing the Androgyne 4. The Literary Androgyne 5. On Famous Women and the Androgyne 6. The Political Androgyne Conclusion

“Scholars of early-modern French literature interested in gender have long been waiting for this volume and it does not disappoint. Marked by Rothstein’s characteristic wry wit, expansive engagement with sources canonical and barely known, and distinctive account of early modern gender, the volume details the variety of ways in which the androgyne facilitated access to what she calls human plenitude.” (Marc Schachter, H-France Review, Vol. 17 (226), December, 2017)“In this volume, Marian Rothstein builds on her earlier article-length investigations of the androgyne myth’s use in literary and political environments in early modern France. … Well written and documented, this work will become a standard for anyone interested in questions of gender in early modern France.” (Jeff Kendrick, French Studies, Vol. 70 (4), October, 2016)