Alternative Histories of the Self

Titel: Alternative Histories of the Self : A Cultural History of Sexuality and Secrets, 1762-1917 / Anna Clark
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Veröffentlicht: London, UK : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (225 p.)
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
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ISBN: 9781350030633
  • List of Figures
  • p. viii
  • Text Acknowledgments
  • p. ix
  • Personal Acknowledgments
  • p. x
  • 1
  • Introduction: Celebrating or Rejecting the Unique Self
  • p. 1
  • 2
  • The Chevaliár/e d'Eon: Transgender Heroine, Pugnacious Diplomat, or Pious Lady?
  • p. 31
  • 3
  • Secrets and Lies: Anne Lister's Love for Women and the Natural Self
  • p. 51
  • 4
  • Richard Johnson and the Imperial Self
  • p. 77
  • 5
  • James Hinton and the Sacrifice of the Self
  • p. 99
  • 6
  • "Better to Be an Active Devil Than a Crashed Saint": Edith Ellis and the New Life
  • p. 123
  • Afterword
  • p. 147
  • Notes
  • p. 152
  • Index
  • p. 200