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9780195056969
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.Ruggiero, Guido is the author of 'Boundaries of Eros Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice', published 1989 under ISBN 9780195056969 and ISBN 0195056965.
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