Aretino's Satyr : Sexuality, Satire, and Self-Projection in Sixteenth-Century Literature and Art

Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction xvii Note on Texts, Translations, and Citations xxvii Abbreviations xxix 1. Ostentatio genitalium: Revaluing Sexuality 3(30) Priapus and the Satyr 11(9) Aretino as Counter-Petrarch 20(10) Coda 30(3) 2. Aretino and Print Culture 33(24) Printing and Prostitution 34(11) The New Man of Letters 45(12) 3. The Better Image: Portraits in Words, Wood, and Bronze 57(34) Portraits of the Artist as a Middle-Aged Man 61(8) Aretino and Medals 69(6) Leone Leoni 75(3) Alessandro Vittoria 78(5) Adria's Medal 83(8) 4. Satyr and Satirist 91(26) Truth and the Satyr 93(3) Veritas Odium Parit 96(7) Images of Truth 103(6) Phallic Satyrs 109(8) 5. Serious Play: From Satyr to Silenus 117(36) Arcimboldo's Composite Portraits 122(2) The Silenus of Alcibiades 124(8) Satyr Art and Satyric Portraits 132(12) Marsyas 144(9) Epilogue: Titian's The Flaying of Marsyas 153(6) Notes 159(78) Bibliography 237(32) Name Index 269(8) Subject Index 277