The boundaries of Eros : sex crime and sexuality in Renaissance Venice / / Guido Ruggiero

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956066003321
• Autore: Ruggiero Guido <1944->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Oxford University Press Incorporated, , 1989
• ISBN: 1-280-60534-0; 9786610605347
• Edizione: [New Edition]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Collana: Studies in the History of Sexuality
• Disciplina: 364.153094531
• Soggetti: Sex crimes - Italy - Venice - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: Utilizing the records of several Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, Ruggiero traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. 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.