Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture (Ancient Cultures)

Price 33.03 - 55.99 USD

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780631232346


Pages 376

Year of production 2004

Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture is the first comprehensive survey of ancient Greek and Roman sexuality. * Covers a wide range of subjects, including Greek pederasty and the symposium, ancient prostitution, representations of women in Greece and Rome, and the public regulation of sexual behavior. * Introduces readers to the bitter theoretical debates that have been fought about gender and sexuality in the classical world. * The material is ordered chronologically. * Draws parallels between ancient sexual ideology and contemporary culture. * Draws on literary, artistic and archaeological sources, as well as secondary scholarly sources. * Theoretically sophisticated and skillfully argued, yet accessible.