Sodomy in Early Modern Europe is a collection of essays that reflect closely the main areas of debate within the history of homosexuality. In particular, for the last twenty years scholars have argued over the nature of early modern sodomy. Was it the same as modern homosexuality? Did men who had sex with each other in this period regard their behaviour as determining their identity? What was the relationship between the grave sin of sodomy and the homoerotic images that fill Renaissance culture? Scholars have responded to these questions in a number of different and often apparently contradictory ways and this enlightening collection reflects the diversity of approach. The term 'sodomy' refers here to a range of sexual acts, images and discourses. The present volume includes essays dealing with the representation of sodomy in English Protestant history writing and Jacobean drama, whilst others examine the judicial responses to sodomy in early modern Geneva, Venice and Germany. The collection concludes with an epilogue by Alan Bray. The book will be of interest to undergraduates interested in early modern society, literature, the history of sexuality and queer studies. The range and breadth of the work it includes will also make it of interest to anyone interested in the history of homosexuality.