Books in the Garland Studies in the Renaissance series

An examination of the idealised High Art, and the private, personal, Low Art of the Renaissance, which aims to draw conclusions about class prejudice, gender stereotypes, and attitudes towards the ordinary which motivate such distinctions. This is volume 8 in the GARLAND STUDIES IN THE RENAISSANCE series.

Borris asks whether homosexuality was differentiated as a distinct sexual identity in the 16th and 17th centuries. He concludes that indeed it was, and includes relevant sections from biblical commentary, legal writings, medical and scientific writings, popular encyclopedias and travel literature to support his claim.

The papers in this book were delivered at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition, "The Currency of Fame: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance".

The second edition of Cavendish's (1623-773) collection of 211 hilarious and rowdy letters addressed to Madam, first published in 1664 and unavailable since. They open a window into her time with a blend of the comic, the ironic, and the serious. She comments on Shakespeare's plays, food, home reme

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The readings gathered here include many rare texts that have not been reprinted for centuries, excerpted from biblical commentary, legal writings, medical and scientific writings, popular encyclopedias, and literature, as well as continental vernacular and Latin sources never before available in English translation. The selections are assembled in ten chapters addressing particular discursive fields - Theology, Law, Medicine, Astrology, Physiognomics, Encyclopedias and Reference Works, Prodigious Monstrosities, Love and Friendship, the Sapphic Renaissance, and Erotica. Each chapter includes a substantial introduction summarizing its topic and its relation to early modern homoeroticism. The volume also poignantly addresses key issues in Renaissance thinking about sexual identity, and newly clarifies central problems and debates in the historiography of same-sex love.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.