2. Absolutism and the Sexual Politics of Pastoral Retreat

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. Catherine de’ Medici, The French Cybele 28
5. 2. Absolutism and the Sexual Politics of Pastoral Retreat 68
6. 3. Health, Hygiene, and the Hermitages of Madame de Pompadour 114
7. 4. Marie-Antoinette and the Hameau Effect 158
8. 5. Regenerating the Monarchy: The Queen’s Dairy at Rambouillet 214
9. Epilogue 258
10. Notes 268
11. Acknowledgments 312
12. Index 315