Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Guide to Ottoman Turkish Transcription, Pronunciation, Names, and Titles xi
5. 1 Introduction 1
6. 2 Beloved Boys (and Girls) 32
7. 3 Love Scripts I, Male Bonding 59
8. 4 Love Scripts II, Poems about Poetry about Love 85
9. 5 Love, Sex, and Poetry 113
10. 6 Women and the Art of Love 163
11. 7 Seduction and Reversal 217
12. 8 To Die For . . . : Love and Violence in the Age of Beloveds 251
13. 9 Love, Law, and Religion 270
14. 10 The End of an Age 304
15. 11 Renaissance, Renaissances, and the Age of Beloveds 329
16. Appendix: Ottoman Sultans during the Age of Beloveds 355
17. Notes 357
18. Glossary of Ottoman Terms 389
19. Bibliography 393
20. Index 411