Gossip, Sexuality and Scandal in France (1610-1715)

by Nicholas Hammond

This volume is the first book-length study devoted to gossip in early modern France. Whereas many works that focus on other countries and periods have concentrated on the relationship between gossip and women, none has explored the crucial link between gossip and same-sex desire. Using material that has never been published before and touching on different social spheres, from valets to the immediate circle of Louis XIV, the author reveals a world...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3034307063
• ISBN13: 9783034307062
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.7"