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.

"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)

• 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