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5.0 out of 5 stars Does one or is one?, March 9, 2007
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L. A. Holford-strevens (Oxford, Oxfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Machiavelli in Love: Sex, Self, and Society in the Italian Renaissance (Hardcover)
Ruggiero's book, based alike on literary and documentary sources, is a study of Cinquecento constructions of identity, by one self and others, and in particular the role of sexual conduct in constructing masculinity. It also challenges the over-rigid distinction between a pre-modern sexuality of practice and a modern sexuality of identity, demonstrating that exclusive homo- and heterosexuality were recognized in the sixteenth century. In addition, we see the complexity of Machiavelli's personality revealed in the characters created in his own plays. A masterly and wide-ranging book.
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Machiavelli in Love: Sex, Self, and Society in the Italian Renaissance
Machiavelli in Love: Sex, Self, and Society in the Italian Renaissance by Guido Ruggiero (Hardcover - December 20, 2006)
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