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Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society A Sourcebook

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ISBN-10: 0415173310

ISBN-13: 9780415173315

Edition: 2005

Authors: Marguerite Johnson, Terry Ryan

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This volume contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions, and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity. The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the material most effectively. Themes such as marriage, prostitution, and same-sex attraction are presented comparatively, with material from the Greek and Roman worlds shown side by side. This approach allows readers to interpret the written records with a full awareness of the different context of these separate but related societies. Commentaries are provided throughout, focusing on vocabulary and…    
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Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 1/21/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English

Marguerite Johnson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia. She is the co-author (with Terry Ryan) of Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature: A Sourcebook (Bloomsbury 2005), author of Sappho (2006) and Boudicca (2012), both in Bloomsbury's Ancients in Action series, co-editor (with Harold Tarrant) of Alcibiades and the Socratic Lover-Educator (Bloomsbury 2012) and author of Ovid on Cosmetics (Bloomsbury 2015).

Introduction : a socio-sexual background to Greece and Rome
The divine sphere
Beauty
Marriage
Prostitution
Same-sex relationships
Sex and violence
Anxiety and repulsion
Aids and handbooks