The boundaries of eros : sex crime and sexuality in Renaissance Venice

Ruggiero, Guido 1944- (Author).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781280439186
ISBN: 1280439181
ISBN: 0195056965
ISBN: 9780195056969
ISBN: 9781601295798
ISBN: 1601295790
ISBN: 9781423758341
ISBN: 142375834X
Physical Description: 1 online resource (viii, 223 pages).
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-212) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	I: The Sexual Environment of Renaissance Venice: An Introduction; II: Fornication and Then Marriage; III: Adultery: Marriage and Sex; IV: Sex Crimes against God; V: Violence and Sexuality: Rape; VI: Sodom and Venice; VII: Perspectives on Normal Sexuality: An Essay; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.