Forbidden Friendships

Zusatztext remarkable ... Forbidden Friendships is a study of considerable importance. Informationen zum Autor Michael Rocke is the Nicky Mariano Librarian of the Biblioteca Berenson at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, in Florence. Klappentext At the core of this study of Renaissance Florence is the seventy year history of the Office of the Night, created in 1432 to police sexual behavior in Florence. In documenting their history, Rocke provides a vivid portrait of a culture in which sodomy was an accepted characteristic of masculine identity. As acceptance turned to repression, Rocke details the concurrent changes in public attitudes and private practices. Zusammenfassung In 1432, the Office of the Night was created specifically to police sodomy in Florence. Seventy years of denunciations, accusations and sentencings left an extraordinarily detailed record, which the author uses in this portrait, calling into question modern conceptions of sexuality and gender.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Rocke
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1998
• EAN: 9780195122923
• ISBN: 978-0-19-512292-3
• Pagine: 382
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 230 mm x 22 mm
• Serie: Print on Demand; Studies in the History of Sexuality
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; Cultural Studies, European History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Italy, CE period up to c 1500, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Social and cultural history, Gender studies, gender groups, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Gay Studies (Gay Men), SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics