Gender, Sexuality, and Syphilis in Early Modern Venice: The Disease That Came to Stay

By Laura J. McGough

Book Overview

Illustrations and Figures Acknowledgments Introduction A Network of Lovers: Sexuality and Disease Patterns in Early Modern Venice The Suspected Culprits: Dangerously Beautiful Prostitutes and Debauched Men Stigma Reinforced: The Problem of Incurable Cases of a Curable Disease Gender and Institutions: Hospitals and Female Asylums Conclusion Afterword Bibliography Index

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349322555
• ISBN13: 9781349322558
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"