La Cazzaria is the most outspoken erotic text of the Italian Renaissance-a ribald dialogue about politics, sex, and desire. The book is remarkable for its frank discussions of sexuality and explicit homoeroticism-especially when compared to other writings of the period-and for its sophisticated treatment of sexual and political power.
A ribald dialogue about politics, sex and desire written in 1525 by Antonio Vignali, a young Italian nobleman from Siena, this extensively annotated text is organized as a series of 52 questions on subjects ranging from anatomy to psychology, linguistics and psychology.
