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.

La Cazzaria is an outspoken erotic text of the Italian Renaissance - a ribald dialogue about politics, sex and desire written in 1525 by Antonio Vignali, a young Italian nobleman from Siena. Composed as a dialogue, it is organized as a series of 52 questions on subjects ranging from anatomy to psychology, linguistics and psychology. Outrageous and iconoclastic, La Cazzaria was a risque and provocative text in its day, and remains so today. This English translation is extensively annotated and the volume includes a detailed and accessible introduction.