Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction Writing The Whore In Renaissance Venice 1
5. Chapter One. Gang Rape And Literary Fame 31
6. Chapter Two .Fictional Ladies And Literary Fraternity 57
7. Chapter Three. The Erotics Of Venetian Dialect 83
8. Chapter Four .Dialect And Homosociality From Manuscript To Print 115
9. Chapter Five. Women Writers Between Men: Gaspara Stampa And Veronica Franco 134
10. Notes 169
11. Bibliography 223
12. Index 249