Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome

by Gary Ferguson and Gary Ferguson

Book Overview

From the tenor of contemporary discussions, it would be easy to conclude that the idea of marriage between two people of the same sex is a uniquely contemporary phenomenon. Not so, argues Gary Ferguson in Same-Sex Marriage in Renaissance Rome.

Making use of substantial fragments of trial transcripts Gary Ferguson brings the story of a same-sex marriage to life in striking detail. He unearths an incredible amount of detail about...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501755269
• ISBN13: 9781501755262
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher