The Chevalier d'Eon and His Worlds: Gender, Espionage and Politics in the Eighteenth Century

by Jonathan Conlin (Editor), Simon Burrows (Editor), Russell Goulbourne (Editor), Valerie Mainz (Editor)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $243.49

  Includes essays that draw on fresh research into Charles d'Eon de Beaumont's unusual life, exploring how a gender identity could come to be negotiated. This collection contributes to d'Eon's rehabilitation as a figure worthy of scholarly attention and displays a variety of disciplinary approaches.