The Island of Hermaphrodites - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0866986499 ISBN 13 : 9780866986496

Editeur : ACMRS Press, 2025

Synopsis

A scandal in its time and a revelation today, this fearless satire blends courtly decadence with political rebellion in an imagined world of unchecked power.

A scandalous and subversive satire, Island of Hermaphrodites skewers the decadence and corruption of early seventeenth-century French society with razor-sharp wit. Published anonymously in 1605, this daring Menippean satire created an uproar for its irreverent portrayal of the French court, critique of absolute monarchy, and radical questioning of gender and power. A blend of political critique and biting humor, the novel follows an imagined land of aristocratic excess, where opulent feasts, elaborate fashion, and absurd rituals mask the deeper instability of a society built on privilege and deception.

Republished throughout the eighteenth century and connected to the intellectual ferment leading up to the French Revolution, Island of Hermaphrodites remains a strikingly modern indictment of unchecked power and economic exploitation. In its first full English translation, Kathleen P. Long offers new audiences a satirical romp through a world of absurdist power—one that feels politically salient today.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kathleen Perry Long is professor of French at Cornell University. She is the author of Hermaphrodites in Renaissance Europe, High Anxiety: Masculinity in Crisis in Early Modern France, and Gender and Scientific Discourse in Early Modern Europe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ACMRS Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0866986499
• ISBN 13: 9780866986496
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 203
• Coordonnées du fabricant: JOSSEY-BASS; https://www.wiley.com/en-us; ; 111 River Street; Hoboken; NJ; 7030; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible