{"product_id":"machiavelli-in-love-sex-self-and-society-in-the-italian-renaissance-paperback","title":"Machiavelli in Love: Sex, Self, and Society in the Italian Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGuido Ruggiero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachiavelli in Love\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a complex concept of sex and sexual identity and their roles in the culture and politics of the Italian Renaissance. Guido Ruggiero's study counters the consensus among historians and literary critics that there was little sense of individual identity and almost no sense of sexual identity before the modern period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from the works of major literary figures such as Boccaccio, Aretino, and Castiglione, and rereading them against archival evidence, Ruggiero examines the concept of identity via consensus realities of family, neighbors, friends, and social peers, as well as broader communities and solidarities. The author contends that Renaissance Italians understood sexual identity as a part of the human life cycle, something that changed throughout stages of youthful experimentation, marriage, adult companionship, and old age. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMachiavelli's letters and literary production reveal a fascinating construction of self that is highly reliant on sexual reputation. Ruggiero's challenging reinterpretation of this canonical figure, as well as his unique treatment of other major works of the period, offer new approaches for reading Renaissance literature and new understandings of the way life was lived and perceived during this time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli in Love\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an exciting new concept of sex and sexual identity and their roles in the culture and politics of the Italian Renaissance. Guido Ruggiero's study counters the consensus among historians and literary critics that there was little sense of individual identity and almost no sense of sexual identity before the modern period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuggiero's intent in \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli in Love\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a recasting of Machiavelli: it is to examine self and identity in the Renaissance . . . One can applaud his insertion of the playful into our sense of the Renaissance.--\u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the book's achievements is that it shows the extent to which the literature of high culture had deep roots in everyday experience. Few will ever again doubt the importance of sex in creating Renaissance identity.--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis provocative and complicated work about sex and self-fashioning sits at the nexus of historical and literary studies . . . It challenges readers to rethink both traditional literary interpretations and historical understanding.--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGuido Ruggiero \u003c\/b\u003eis professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Miami. He is coeditor and cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eFive Comedies from the Italian Renaissance, \u003c\/i\u003ealso published by Johns Hopkins, and author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSex and Gender in Historical Perspective, Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Eros: Sex, Crime, and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e--Edward Muir, Northwestern University, author of \u003ci\u003eCivic Ritual in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMad Blood Stirring: Vendetta and Factions in Friuli during the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e \"Annali d' Italianistica\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMachiavelli in Love\u003c\/i\u003e introduces an exciting new concept of sex and sexual identity and their roles in the culture and politics of the Italian Renaissance. Guido Ruggiero's study counters the consensus among historians and literary critics that there was little sense of individual identity and almost no sense of sexual identity before the modern period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ruggiero's intent in \u003ci\u003eMachiavelli in Love\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than a recasting of Machiavelli: it is to examine self and identity in the Renaissance . . . One can applaud his insertion of the playful into our sense of the Renaissance.\"--\u003ci\u003eRenaissance Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the book's achievements is that it shows the extent to which the literature of high culture had deep roots in everyday experience. Few will ever again doubt the importance of sex in creating Renaissance identity.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Interdisciplinary History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This provocative and complicated work about sex and self-fashioning sits at the nexus of historical and literary studies . . . It challenges readers to rethink both traditional literary interpretations and historical understanding.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuido Ruggiero \u003c\/b\u003eis professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Miami. He is coeditor and cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eFive Comedies from the Italian Renaissance, \u003c\/i\u003ealso published by Johns Hopkins, and author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSex and Gender in Historical Perspective, Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Eros: Sex, Crime, and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuido Ruggiero \u003c\/b\u003eis professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Miami. He is coeditor and cotranslator of \u003ci\u003eFive Comedies from the Italian Renaissance, \u003c\/i\u003ealso published by Johns Hopkins, and author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eSex and Gender in Historical Perspective; Binding Passions: Tales of Magic, Marriage, and Power at the End of the Renaissance; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Eros: Sex, Crime, and Sexuality in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239304032530,"sku":"9780801898358","price":56.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/akhsVHkwWWdyZWFSSHd1M3FTWHFoUT09.webp?v=1777875805","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/machiavelli-in-love-sex-self-and-society-in-the-italian-renaissance-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}