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Cuckoldry, Impotence and Adultery in Europe (15th-17th century) (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Cuckoldry, Impotence and Adultery in Europe (15th-17th century) (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Visual Culture in Early Modernity
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In Renaissance and early modern Europe, various constellations of
phenomena-ranging from sex scandals to legal debates to flurries of
satirical prints-collectively demonstrate, at different times and
places, an increased concern with cuckoldry, impotence and
adultery. This concern emerges in unusual events (such as
scatological rituals of house-scorning), appears in neglected
sources (such as drawings by Swiss mercenary soldier-artists), and
engages innovative areas of inquiry (such as the intersection
between medical theory and Renaissance comedy). Interdisciplinary
analytical tools are here deployed to scrutinize court scandals and
decipher archival documents. Household recipes, popular literary
works and a variety of visual media are examined in the light of
contemporary sexual culture and contextualized with reference to
current social and political issues. The essays in this volume
reveal the central importance of sexuality and sexual metaphor for
our understanding of European history, politics and culture, and
emphasize the extent to which erotic presuppositions underpinned
the early modern world.
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