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"This is a superb work of scholarship, impossible to overpraise.... It marks a milestone in the 20-year rise of gay and lesbian studies."--Martin Duberman, The Advocate The men of Renaissance Florence were so renowned for sodomy that "Florenzer" in German meant "sodomite." In the late fifteenth century, as many as one in two Florentine men had come to the attention of the authorities for sodomy by the time they were thirty. In 1432 The Office of the Night was created specifically to police sodomy in Florence. Indeed, nearly all Florentine males probably had some kind of same-sex experience as a part of their "normal" sexual life. Seventy years of denunciations, interrogations, and sentencing...
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The book shares Italy's Florence & Tuscany travel guide. The author provides a comprehensive, yet quick and concise, 5-day guide to Florence - one of Tuscany's greatest treasures. In this book you will learn: - Dynamite insider tips for travelers! The book gives you the scoop on everything from local etiquette to saving money! - Journey to discover the best spots the city has to offer in 5 magical days! - Our best recommendations for the ultimate Florentine meal-to-sleep luxury - The best places for travelers to save on meals and accommodations. - Map - of Florence, Italy - City snapshot - language, currency, airport, country code + more! - Before you go - there are a few things you need to ...
Outstanding Academic Title 2005 - Choice Magazine The period between the two world wars was crucial in the history of homosexuality in Europe. It was then that homosexuality first came out into the light of day. Just crawling out from under the Victorian blanket, Europe was devastated by a gruesome war that consumed the flower of its youth. Tamagne examines the currents of nostalgia and yearning, euphoria, rebellion, and exploration in the postwar era, and the bonds forged at school and on the battlefront, in a scholarly treatise charting the early days of the homosexual and lesbian scene. Berlin became the capital of the new culture, and the center of a political movement seeking rights and...
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