Boundaries of Eros
Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice
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Using the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, the author traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. By studying illicit sexuality, Professor Ruggiero anllows the reader to understand more fully the institutions, languages, social life, and values not only of this shadow-culture, but also of Venetian society and, ultimately the Renaissance itself.
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- ISBN13 9780195365252
- Released 1985
- Publisher OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Format Elektronisk medie
- Language English