Overview

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.

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Author:   Bette Talvacchia ,  Talvacchia ,  Bette Talvacchia
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Berg Publishers
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781847888020

ISBN 10:   184788802
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   01 March 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction: The Look and Sound of Sexuality in the RenaissanceBette Talvacchia (University of Connecticut, USA)2 Heterosexuality: A Beast with Many BacksAnn Rosalind Jones (Smith College, USA)3 Homosexuality: Homosociabilities in Renaissance NurembergHelmut Puff (University of Michigan, USA)4 Sexual Variations: Playing with (Dis)similitude Fredrika Jacobs (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)5 Sex, Religion, and the Law: Disciplining DesireN. S. Davidson (University of Oxford, UK)6 Sex, Medicine, and Disease: Welcoming Wombs and Vernacular AnatomiesCynthia Klestinec (Miami University, USA)7 Sex, Popular Beliefs, and Culture: In the Waie of Lecherie Walter Stephens (Johns Hopkins University, USA)8 Prostitution: Looking for LoveGuido Ruggiero (Miami University, USA)9 Erotica: The Sexualized Body in Renaissance ArtBette Talvacchia (University of Connecticut, USA)Notes Bibliography Contributors Index

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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 and author of Raphael and Taking Positions: On the Erotic in Renaissance Culture.

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