This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography and numerous new passages with original translations.

This book provides readers with detailed information, notes, and original translated passages on the fascinating and multi-faceted theme of ancient sexuality. The sources range from the era of Homer and Hesiod through to the Graeco-Roman world of the Fourth Century CE and explore the diversitiy of approaches to sexuality and sexual expression, as well as how these issues relate to the rest of ancient society and culture.

Sexuality in Greek And Roman Society and Literature is an invaluable resource to students and academics alike, providing a detailed series of chapters on all major facets of sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome. It will particularly appeal to those interested in sexuality and gender in antiquity, as well as ancient literature and social studies.

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This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography, and numerous new passages with original translations.

Index of passages; List of figures; Preface; Note to the second edition; Acknowledgements from the first edition; List of abbreviations; Introduction: a socio-sexual background to Greece and Rome; I The divine sphere; II Beauty; III Marriage; IV Sexual labour; V Same-sex attraction; VI Sex aids, didactic literature and handbooks; VII Sex and violence; VIII Repulsion and anxiety; IX Taboos, alterity and marginal activities; X Celebrity sex; A Final Word; Glossary of authors, inscriptions and papyri; Glossary of terms; Alphabetical index of authors, inscriptions and papyri; Bibliography ; Index

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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781138200418
Publisert
2022-08-29
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd; Routledge
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
452

Om bidragsyterne

Marguerite Johnson is Professor of Classics at The University of Newcastle, Australia. She specialises in histories of sexualities and gender, and Classical Reception Studies.