Sexuality in Greek and Roman culture
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Sexuality in Greek and Roman culture
（Ancient cultures）
Blackwell, 2005
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-330) and index
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ISBN 9780631232339
Description
"Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture" is the first comprehensive survey of ancient Greek and Roman sexuality. It 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. It introduces readers to the bitter theoretical debates that have been fought about gender and sexuality in the classical world. The material is ordered chronologically. It draws parallels between ancient sexual ideology and contemporary culture. It draws on literary, artistic and archaeological sources, as well as secondary scholarly sources. It is theoretically sophisticated and skillfully argued, yet accessible.
Table of Contents
Illustrations and Maps.Preface.Acknowledgments.Abbreviations.Chronological Chart.Introduction: Why Ancient Sexuality? Issues and Approaches.Thinking about Sex.Sex Changes.Essentialism vs. Constructionism.The Language and Ethos of Boy-Love.Foul Mouths.Conclusion.1 The Homeric Age: Epic Sexuality.The Golden Goddess.Dynamics of Desire.The Baneful Race of Women.Love under Siege.The Beguilement of Zeus.Alternatives to Penelope.Achilles in the Closet?.Conclusion.2 The Archaic Age: Symposium and Initiation.When the Cups Are Placed.Fields of Erotic Dreams.Singing as a Man...and Singing as a Woman.Boys into Men.Girls into Women.Conclusion.3 Late Archaic Athens: More Than Meets the Eye.Out of Etruria.Lines of Sight.Flirtation at the Gym.Party Girls.In the Boudoir.Bride of Quietness.Conclusion.4 Classical Athens: The Politics of Sex.More Equal Than Others.Pederasty and Class.Interview with the Kinaidos.In the Grandest Families.What the Neighbors Might Think.His and Hers [or His].Conclusion.5 The Hellenistic Period I: Turning Inwards.Hippocrates' Woman Becomes a Man.From Croton to Crete.Safe Sex.Athenian Idol.Conclusion.6 The Hellenistic Period II: The Feminine Mystique.Disrobing Aphrodite.Love among the Pyramids.To Colchis and Back.Desiring Women - and Their Detractors.Conclusion.7 Republican and Augustan Rome I: Noble Romans and Degenerate Greeks.The Pecking Order.Imported Vices.Bringing Women under Control.Butchery for Fun.Conclusion.8 Republican and Augustan Rome II: The Soft Embrace of Venus.Only Joking.Young Men (?) in Love.Going Too Far.Mother of All Empires.Conclusion.9 Imperial Rome I: Desire under Pressure.Risky Business.Boys Named Sue.Them.Conclusion.10 Imperial Rome II: On the Margins of Empire.In the Eye of the Beholder.The Silence of the Grave.Greek Love under Rome.Toward Salvation?.Conclusion.Afterword: The Use of Antiquity.Notes.Bibliography.Index
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: pbk. ISBN 9780631232346
Description
"Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture" is the first comprehensive survey of ancient Greek and Roman sexuality. This title 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. It introduces readers to the bitter theoretical debates that have been fought about gender and sexuality in the classical world. The material is ordered chronologically. This title draws parallels between ancient sexual ideology and contemporary culture. It also draws on literary, artistic and archaeological sources, as well as secondary scholarly sources. It was theoretically sophisticated and skillfully argued, yet accessible.
Table of Contents
Illustrations and Maps.Preface.Acknowledgments.Abbreviations.Chronological Chart.Introduction: Why Ancient Sexuality? Issues and Approaches.Thinking about Sex.Sex Changes.Essentialism vs. Constructionism.The Language and Ethos of Boy-Love.Foul Mouths.Conclusion.1 The Homeric Age: Epic Sexuality.The Golden Goddess.Dynamics of Desire.The Baneful Race of Women.Love under Siege.The Beguilement of Zeus.Alternatives to Penelope.Achilles in the Closet?.Conclusion.2 The Archaic Age: Symposium and Initiation.When the Cups Are Placed.Fields of Erotic Dreams.Singing as a Man...and Singing as a Woman.Boys into Men.Girls into Women.Conclusion.3 Late Archaic Athens: More Than Meets the Eye.Out of Etruria.Lines of Sight.Flirtation at the Gym.Party Girls.In the Boudoir.Bride of Quietness.Conclusion.4 Classical Athens: The Politics of Sex.More Equal Than Others.Pederasty and Class.Interview with the Kinaidos.In the Grandest Families.What the Neighbors Might Think.His and Hers [or His].Conclusion.5 The Hellenistic Period I: Turning Inwards.Hippocrates' Woman Becomes a Man.From Croton to Crete.Safe Sex.Athenian Idol.Conclusion.6 The Hellenistic Period II: The Feminine Mystique.Disrobing Aphrodite.Love among the Pyramids.To Colchis and Back.Desiring Women - and Their Detractors.Conclusion.7 Republican and Augustan Rome I: Noble Romans and Degenerate Greeks.The Pecking Order.Imported Vices.Bringing Women under Control.Butchery for Fun.Conclusion.8 Republican and Augustan Rome II: The Soft Embrace of Venus.Only Joking.Young Men (?) in Love.Going Too Far.Mother of All Empires.Conclusion.9 Imperial Rome I: Desire under Pressure.Risky Business.Boys Named Sue.Them.Conclusion.10 Imperial Rome II: On the Margins of Empire.In the Eye of the Beholder.The Silence of the Grave.Greek Love under Rome.Toward Salvation?.Conclusion.Afterword: The Use of Antiquity.Notes.Bibliography.Index
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