Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments ix
3. Contents xi
4. A Note to the Reader xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Chapter 1 Beyond Binary Thinking 9
7. Chapter 2 Semiotic Nomads 42
8. Chapter 3 Ambiguous Signs, Contingent Truths 78
9. Chapter 4 From Latin to Vernacular 100
10. Chapter 5 Myths of a Venereal Nature 136
11. Chapter 6 Unnatural Acts 162
12. Chapter 7 Remedia Amoris 178
13. Chapter 8 Venus, Cupid, and English Poetry 198
14. Afterword 211
15. Notes 217
16. Bibliography 263
17. Index 291