The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice (Studies in the History of Sexuality)

Guido Ruggiero

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Publication Date: January 5th, 1989

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN:

9780195056969

Pages:

240

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Utilizing the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, Ruggiero traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the 14th and 15th centuries. He argues that the use of such records reveals not only the nature of sexual behaviour that was considered criminal, but also what society established as the norm. Through this examination of illicit sexuality, Ruggiero sheds light on the institutions, languages, social life and values not only of this shadow-culture, but also of Venetian society and, ultimately, the Renaissance itself.

The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice (Studies in the History of Sexuality)

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