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A hard cover edition with brown boards, gilt lettering and unclipped, illustrated dust cover. There is some very slight toning throughout but the text is clear and legible. There is some rubbing and wear to the edges of the dust jacket. Now in a clear, removable cover to protect from damage.
Publisher: Odyssey Press
Publication Date: 1970
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Pietro Aretino’s “Ragionamenti” are a collection of erotic dialogues written in the 16th century.They are notable for their frankness and depiction of sexuality, particularly from a female perspective. The dialogues, also known as “Conversations”, feature an experienced courtesan named Nanna discussing her life and experiences with a younger prostitute named Antonia. These conversations cover various aspects of their lives, including the choices available to women in society and the complexities of love and relationships. The work is considered a significant piece of Renaissance erotic literature.
Pietro Aretino was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics. He was one of the most influential writers of his time and an outspoken critic of the powerful. The erotic literature was banned many since their first appearances in 1534.
His fiery letters and dialogues are of great biographical and topical interest. In his Ragionamenti (1534 36), Roman prostitutes reveal to each other the moral failings of many important men of their city.
Pietro Aretino (1492-1556) was one of the most important figures in Italian Renaissance literature, and certainly the most controversial. Condemned by some as a pornographer, his infamy was due largely to his use of explicit sexuality and the vulgar tongue of ordinary speech in much of his work.
Dialogues centres around a conversation between two rather frank, experienced, and sharp-tongued women on the topic of women’s occupations. We learn that at the time there were only three: wife, whore, or nun. Their discussion is a rollicking account of the advantages, perils, and pleasures each profession offers.
Not only was Dialogues the first erotic book in the Christian world to be written in the common vernacular, it was but one of the few to describe the obscenity of commercial love, and is thus a cornerstone of both Italian literature and Counter-Renaissance vigour.
WARNING; May contain material that could be offensive to some readers. 18t
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