Last year I took a course on love & sex in the Italian Renaissance. One of our texts was Bette Talvachhia's "Taking Positions: On the Erotic in Renaissance Culture." In it, Talvacchia translates 16 really lewd sonnets written by Pietro Aretino in the early 16th century. He wrote them to accompany a series of drawings depicting couples in various sexual positions. Unfortunately, I lent the book out and haven't gotten it back yet. I start back to school Monday. If I think of it, I'll stop by the library and see if they have a copy.
Ginger
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