Front cover image for Boundaries of Eros, The

Boundaries of Eros, The

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
eBook, English, 1989
New edition
Oxford University Press, New York, 1989
1 online resource (236 pages)
9780195056969, 0195056965
1027206010