Abstract

Introduction 1. Marriage and Wisdom from Antiquity to the Renaissance 2. The Revival of the Ancient Epithalamium in Courtly Weddings 3. Weddings as Propaganda: Rhetoric and Court Culture 4. The Culture of Marriage and Sex in Italian Courts 5. Humanist Criticisms of Celibacy and the Reformation Conclusion A Finding-List for Wedding Orations in the Italian Renaissance Notes Index

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