Voluntary Servitude and the Erotics of Friendship

Focusing on three early modern French authors - Etienne de La Boetie, Michel de Montaigne, and Marie de Gournay, this book explores the erotics and politics of "voluntary servitude" in classical antiquity and the early modern period. It pursues inquiries into voluntary servitude and self-control in marriage, friendship, pederasty and politics.