Binding Passions : Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance.

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Mining the rich Venetian archives, especially the unusually detailed records of Venice's own branch of the Roman Inquisition, Guido Ruggiero provides a strikingly new and provocative interpretation of the end of the Renaissance in Italy. In this boldly structured work, he develops five narrativ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ruggiero, Guido
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Subjects:
Marriage > Italy > Venice > History.
Renaissance > Italy > Venice.
Sex customs > Italy > Venice > History.
Sexual ethics > Italy > Venice > History.
Mariage > Italie > Venise > Histoire.
Renaissance > Italie > Venise.
Vie sexuelle > Italie > Venise > Histoire.
Morale sexuelle > Italie > Venise > Histoire.
Marriage
Renaissance
Sex customs
Sexual ethics
Italy > Venice
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Introduction: Carne Vale and Carnival; 1 Love Bound: Andriana Savorgnan, Common Whore, Courtesan, and Noble Wife; 2 "More Dear to Me Than Life Itself': Marriage, Honor, and a Woman's Reputation in the Renaissance; 3 That Old Black Magic Called Love; 4 The Women Priests of Latisana: Apollonia Madizza and the Ties That Bind; 5 "The Fortune-Telling Friar": Fra Aurelio di Siena and the Wages of Sin; After-word: The Poetry of the Everyday and Binding Passions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.

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