An examination of how Renaissance textual practices and new forms of knowledge transformed notions of sex and sexuality in France.

When the French invaded Italy in 1494, they were shocked by the frank sexuality expressed in Italian cities. By 1600, the French were widely considered to be th

Most people would be hard pressed to name a famous artist from Renaissance France. Yet sixteenth-century French kings believed they were the heirs of imperial R

"The book is generously illustrated and includes full translations of the infamous sonnets that Pietro Aretino wrote to accompany I modi. Exploring such issues

Tells the history of the French Renaissance through the lives of its most prominent queens and mistresses.