The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe

Author: Rudolf Dekker (Author), Lotte van de Pol (Author), Peter Burke
Title: The Tradition of Female Transvestism in Early Modern Europe
Publication: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997
Edition: First edition

Description: Hardcover. xv, 128 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations; 23 cm. Fine with personal owner ink stamp to fore-edge; in fine jacket.

"In 17th and 18th century Europe, especially Holland, England and Germany, so many women chose to dress and live as men, that an underground tradition of female transvestism within the popular culture can be detected. This study, based upon 119 well-documented Dutch cases of female transvestism, is the first of its kind and tells us how these women adapted to male life and why, once discovered, reactions to them were both fierce and varied. It also explores the reasons why they chose to change gender. Special attention is devoted to transvestism by one partner as the only way in which lesbian love was conceiveable in this period."

Seller ID: 101903

Subject: History



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