The Sexual Culture of the French Renaissance
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When the French invaded Italy in 1494, they were shocked by the frank sexuality expressed in Italian cities. By 1600, the French were widely considered to be the most highly sexualized nation in Christendom. What caused this transformation? This book examines how, as Renaissance textual practices and new forms of knowledge rippled outward from Italy, the sexual landscape and French notions of masculinity, sexual agency, and procreation were fundamentally...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521749506
ISBN13:9780521749503
Release Date:May 2010
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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