The Chevalier D Eon And His Worlds

Author : Simon Burrows,Jonathan Conlin,Russell Goulbourne,Valerie Mainz
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441174048

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The Chevalier d'Eon and his Worlds by Simon Burrows,Jonathan Conlin,Russell Goulbourne,Valerie Mainz Pdf

Cross-dressing author, envoy, soldier and spy Charles d'Eon de Beaumont's unusual career fascinated his contemporaries and continues to attract historians, novelists, playwrights, filmmakers, image makers, cultural theorists and those concerned with manifestations of the extraordinary. D'Eon's significance as a historical figure was already being debated more than 45 years before his death. Not surprisingly, such sensational material has attracted the attention of enthusiasts, scholars and literateurs to 'the strange case of the chevalier d'Eon'. He has also attracted the attention of psychologists and sexologists, and for most of the last century his gender transformation has been viewed through a Freudian lens. His cross-dressing, it was usually assumed, must have a psychosexual explanation. Until the second half of the twentieth century the terms 'Eonist' and 'Eonism' were the standard English words for transvestites and transvestism respectively, but 'Eonism' was also, thanks to Havelock Ellis, widely regarded as a psychological condition or compulsion. However, in the mid-twentieth century, new ideas about gender-identity disorders led to d'Eon being redefined not as a transvestite, but a transsexual - a person who considers their sex to have been 'misassigned'. The essays in this collection contribute to d'Eon's rehabilitation as a figure worthy of scholarly attention and display a variety of disciplinary approaches. Drawing on new research into d'Eon's life, this volume offers original and nuanced readings of how a gender identity could come to be negotiated over time.

Author : Tou Ubukata
Publisher : Kodansha Comics
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781612627083

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Le Chevalier d'Eon by Tou Ubukata Pdf

THE KING’S KNIGHT A mysterious cult is sacrificing beautiful young women to a demonic force that has promised them the kingdom of France in return for the blood of their victims. Only one man can save Paris from chaos and terror?the Chevalier d’Eon! From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author : Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : France
ISBN : NYPL:33433082355912

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The true story of the chevalier d'Eon by Ernest Alfred Vizetelly Pdf

Author : Len J. D'Eon
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 144991571X

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The Cavalier by Len J. D'Eon Pdf

The book that was banned in England is now available through the Internet at Amazon.com for all the world to see. It's the story of Le Chevalier d'Eon, his major success as a master spy, and his tender love affair with seventeen year old Charlotte, Queen of England. Every English Royal knows but will forever deny it happened. The truth is not supposed to be told...ever. Not then. Not now. Never. Two experienced French spies tried to get to Russia's Empress Elizabeth. Both were jailed and killed. Le Chevalier d'Eon, conscripted into King Louis Fifteenth's small group called THE KING'S SECRET is successful and he becomes Empress Elizabeth's closest personal friend. He personally veers Russia away from England and into the French camp. All this takes Le Chevalier d'Eon away from the love of his life, the girl he is about to marry, young Princess Charlotte who's waiting for him to return to her in Mecklinburg, Germany. But too late. She is kidnapped and taken to England to be King George the Third's wife. She will be Queen of England. Reacting immediately to Charlotte's message that she needs help, d'Eon rushes to London's Saint James Court. Acknowledged as the greatest master spy of all time by Washington, D.C.'s INTERNATIONAL SPY MUSEUM, this novel is based on fact. Len d'Eon is from the same ancestral family as the Cavalier. He and his wife Barbara researched the story in Tonnerre, France, London's British Museum Library, La Bibliotheque Nationale de Paris and wherever the Cavalier's shoes took him. G.P.Putnam's Sons first published this novel in hardcover. It's wwww.Amazon.com/books to buy the book. Visit www.lechevalierdeon.com for continuing info.

Author : Gary Kates
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780801867316

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Monsieur D'Eon Is a Woman by Gary Kates Pdf

"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.

Author : Richard Thompson Ford
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-18
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 9781501180088

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Dress Codes by Richard Thompson Ford Pdf

A law professor and cultural critic offers an eye-opening exploration of the laws of fashion throughout history, from the middle ages to the present day, examining the canons, mores and customs of clothing rules that we often take for granted

Author : Brian O'Doherty
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783943365962

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The Crossdresser's Secret by Brian O'Doherty Pdf

The eighteenth century was an era of violent contrasts and radical change, intellectual brilliance and war, spies and diplomatic intrigue, elegance and cruelty. One of the century's most mysterious figures was the Chevalier d'Eon, who lived as both man and woman, French spy and European celebrity. Written from the perspective of this historical figure, the novel by Brian O'Doherty—artist and author of, among others, the critical milestone Inside the White Cube and the Booker Prize–shortlisted The Deposition of Father McGreevy—reveals d'Eon's radical modernity, certified by his attitudes to gender and his examination of his own nature. He ponders the social determinants of sexual identity and studies the manners and conventions governing discourse between the sexes. At the same time, as diplomat and spy, he is involved in the power politics of nations. The novel holds close to historical facts and reproduces some of d'Eon's comments as recorded in his voluminous journals. Apparently his life did not become real to him until he had rehearsed it in writing.

Author : Joel Richard Paul
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781101151037

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Unlikely Allies by Joel Richard Paul Pdf

Look out for Joel Paul’s new book, Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times The gripping true story of how three men used espionage, betrayal, and sexual deception to help win the American Revolution. Unlikely Allies is the story of three remarkable historical figures. Silas Deane was a Connecticut merchant and delegate to the Continental Congress as the American colonies struggled to break with England. Caron de Beaumarchais was a successful playwright who wrote The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro. And the flamboyant and mysterious Chevalier d?Eon ?officer, diplomat, and sometime spy?was the talk of London and Paris. Is the Chevalier a man or a woman? When Deane is sent to France to convince the French government to support the revolutionary cause, he enlists the help of Beaumarchais. Together, they successfully smuggle weapons, ammunition, and supplies to New England just in time for the crucial Battle of Saratoga, which turned the tide of the American Revolution. And the catalyst for Louis XVI?s support of the Americans against England was the Chevalier d?Eon, whose decision to declare herself a woman helped to lead to the Franco-American alliance. These three people spin a fascinating web of political intrigue and international politics that stretches across oceans as they ricochet from Versailles to Georgian London to the Pennsylvania State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. Each man has his own reasons for wanting to see America triumph over the British, and each contends daily with the certainty that no one is what they seem. The line between friends and enemies is blurred, spies lurk in every corner, and the only way to survive is to trust no one. An edge-of-your-seat story full of fascinating characters and lavish with period detail and sense of place, Unlikely Allies is Revolutionary history in all of its juicy, lurid glory.

Author : Simon Burrows
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441178961

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A King's Ransom by Simon Burrows Pdf

If Charles Théveneau de Morande was a character in a novel, he would be considered the ultimate anti-hero. Morande's historical significance far transcends his success as a blackmailer and scandalous pamphleteer. Having extorted the French monarchy he turned coat and during the War of American Independence and throughout the 1780s was France's leading political spy in London. In addition, he was a highly successful police agent among his fellow exiles and one of the most influential journalists of his time. His enemies or victims - who invariably suffered intense damage to their reputations - included many of the most colourful figures of his day. Nevertheless, Morande survived the wrath of both Louis XV and the revolution, outlived his enemies, and died peacefully in his bed. Morande's life story is a tale of intrigue, blackmail, espionage, duels, kidnap, murder, politics, conspiracy and crime. At the same time, it offers a chance to examine some of the most important issues of French history and revolution.

Author : Edmund Burke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1794
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002090459

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The Annual Register of World Events by Edmund Burke Pdf

Author : Annette F. Timm,Joshua A. Sanborn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472583871

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Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe by Annette F. Timm,Joshua A. Sanborn Pdf

Through a blend of history and historiography, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides a clear and concise introduction to gender history in the region. The detailed examples and engaging language make this a useful overview for students not only of gender history, but also of European history more widely, as considerations of gender illuminate our understanding of historical change and individual experience. In six thematic chapters that cover democracy and capitalism, imperialism and war, the authors explain how gender roles were socially constructed and how they influenced political and economic developments during the period. This new edition has been thoroughly re-edited and expanded to take account of ongoing methodological innovation and recent scholarship in the field. The book also includes a brand new chapter on sexuality in the 21st century and extended material on: · Scandinavia · The Mediterranean · Alternative Sexualities · Women's history and femininity Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe is a key text for all students of gender history and the history of modern Europe in general.

Author : Christopher Andrew,Julius Green
Publisher : Random House
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781473558281

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Stars and Spies by Christopher Andrew,Julius Green Pdf

A vastly entertaining and unique history of the interaction between spying and showbiz, from the Elizabethan age to the Cold War and beyond. 'A treasure trove of human ingenuity' The Times Written by two experts in their fields, Stars and Spies is the first history of the extraordinary connections between the intelligence services and show business. We travel back to the golden age of theatre and intelligence in the reign of Elizabeth I. We meet the writers, actors and entertainers drawn into espionage in the Restoration, the Ancien Régime and Civil War America. And we witness the entry of spying into mainstream popular culture throughout the twentieth century and beyond - from the adventures of James Bond to the thrillers of John le Carré and long-running TV series such as The Americans. 'Thoroughly entertaining' Spectator 'Perfect...read as you settle into James Bond on Christmas afternoon.' Daily Telegraph

Author : Gabriel Banat
Publisher : Pendragon Press
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1576471098

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The Chevalier de Saint-Georges by Gabriel Banat Pdf

Banat, a concert violinist and teacher, describes the life of this virtuoso violinist, who is thought to be the earliest black European composer, born on his father's plantation on Guadeloupe.

Author : Francois Soyer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004232785

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Ambiguous Gender in Early Modern Spain and Portugal by Francois Soyer Pdf

From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions conducted a number of trials against individuals accused by members of their communities of being of the other gender – men accused of being women and women accused of being men – or even hermaphrodites. Using new inquisitorial sources, this study examines the complexities revolving around transgenderism and the construction of gender identity in the early modern Iberian World. It throws light upon the manner in which the Inquisition, medical practitioners and the wider society in Spain and Portugal responded to transgenderism and on the self-perception of individuals whose behaviour, whether consciously or unconsciously, flouted these social and sexual conventions.

Author : Mark Brownell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Aristocracy (Social class)
ISBN : UCSC:32106016947720

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Monsieur D'Eon by Mark Brownell Pdf

Set in 18th century France, Monsieur D'Eon-courtier, soldier, spy and intellect-keeps his (or her) secret for 60 years. A gender-bending, swash-buckling, biting comedy with all the right elements for an adventure story, it nonetheless makes some interesting observations about gender and class, both in 18th century France and today.