1st Edition
Women’s Equestrian Culture during the Reign of Louis XIV The King’s Amazons
By Valerio Zanetti
Copyright 2027
256 Pages
22 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
This book examines the rise of the Amazon as a fashionable gender icon during the reign of Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). By encouraging female courtiers to pursue traditionally masculine pastimes such as horse riding and hunting, the Sun King challenged contemporary gender norms and provided elite women with new spaces to embrace an athletic lifestyle.
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Content
Introduction
Chapter 1. The Amazonian Mount
Chapter 2. The King’s Amazons
Chapter 3. From the King’s Hunts to The Duchess’ Cavalcades
Chapter 4: Strong Amazons for a Strong France
Chapter 5: French Amazons Abroad
Chapter 6. Galant Amazons
Conclusion: The Amazon as A Fashion Icon
Biography
Valerio Zanetti is the Sir John Elliott Junior Research Fellow in History at Oriel College, University of Oxford, UK. His recent publications examine Baroque court portraiture, early modern fashion and beauty, dress and embodiment in the Renaissance, galanterie and parlour games, women’s political uniforms in Revolutionary France.
