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The Boundaries of Eros: Sex Crime and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice

The Boundaries of Eros Utilizing the records of Venetian courts that dealt with sex crimes, Ruggiero traces the evolution of both licit and illicit sexuality during the 14th and 15th centuries, and argues that the records reveal not only the nature of sexual behaviour, but also what society established as the norm. Full description

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