Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Europe saw such revolutionary cultural change between 1450 and 1650 that those who witnessed the transformations conceived of the period as a time of rebirth. Ideas and practices around sexuality were transformed as much as any other aspect of society. Religious change, the growth of empires, educational development, social mobility, the theater and the printing press, and medical advances all radically reshaped sexuality in the West. Focusing on texts, images, and social practices, this volume examines the changing attitudes to sexuality during the Renaissance and the strategies used both to enforce and subvert public assumptions and standards. A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Renaissance presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-01-16
Mått:168 x 242 x 16 mm
Vikt:600 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cultural Histories Series
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781472554796

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Bette Talvacchia is Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Art History in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Connecticut, USA and author of Raphael and Taking Positions: On the Erotic in Renaissance Culture.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceSeries AcknowledgementsList of Illustrations 1 Introduction: The Look and Sound of Sexuality in the RenaissanceBette Talvacchia, University of Connecticut, USA2 Heterosexuality: A Beast with Many BacksAnn Rosalind Jones, Smith College, USA3 Homosexuality: Homosociabilities in Renaissance NurembergHelmut Puff, University of Michigan, USA4 Sexual Variations: Playing with, Dissimilitude Fredrika Jacobs, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA5 Sex, Religion, and the Law: Disciplining DesireN. S. Davidson, University of Oxford, UK6 Sex, Medicine, and Disease: Welcoming Wombs and Vernacular AnatomiesCynthia Klestinec, Miami University, USA7 Sex, Popular Beliefs, and Culture: "In the Waie of Lecherie" Walter Stephens, Johns Hopkins University, USA8 Prostitution: Looking for LoveGuido Ruggiero, Miami University, USA9 Erotica: The Sexualized Body in Renaissance ArtBette Talvacchia, University of Connecticut, USANotes Bibliography Contributors Index