Premodern Sexualities offers rigorous new approaches to current problems in the historiography of sexuality. From queer readings of early modern medical texts t

Premodern Sexualities offers rigorous new approaches to current problems in the historiography of sexuality. From queer readings of early modern medical texts t

Sexuality in modern western culture is central to identity but the tendency to define by sexuality does not apply to the premodern past. Before the 'invention'

This volume explores a range of premodern rulers and their depictions in historiography, literature, art and material culture to gain a broader understanding of

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.