Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade

Kates, Gary

ISBN 10: 0801867312 / ISBN 13: 9780801867316

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001

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Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman: A Tale of Political Intrigue and Sexual Masquerade
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801867312
• ISBN 13: 9780801867316
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

"A fascinating book. Monsieur d'Eon Is a Woman is instructive and a delight to read all at the same time."―Quentin Crisp

Born in 1728, French aristocrat Charles d'Eon de Beaumont had served his country as a diplomat, soldier, and spy for fifteen years when rumors that he was a woman began to circulate in the courts of Europe. D'Eon denied nothing and was finally compelled by Louis XVI to give up male attire and live as a woman, something d'Eon did without complaint for the next three decades. Although celebrated as one of the century's most remarkable women, d'Eon was revealed, after his death in 1810, to have been unambiguously male. Gary Kates's acclaimed biography of d'Eon recreates eighteenth-century European society in brilliant detail and offers a compelling portrait of an individual who challenged its conventions about gender and identity.

About the Author

Gary Kates is dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs at Pomona College. He is co-editor and translator, with Roland A. Champagne and Nina Ekstein, of The Maiden of Tonnerre: The Vicissitudes of the Chevalier and the Chevalière d'Eon, also available from Johns Hopkins.