Sexuality in Greek and Roman society and literature : a sourcebook /
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 a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2022].
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Routledge sourcebooks for the ancient world.
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| Summary: | 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 diversities of approach 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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| Item Description: | Revised edition of Sexuality in Greek and Roman society and literature, 2005. |
| Physical Description: | xxxi, 419 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-409) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138200401 1138200409 9781138200418 1138200417 |