Roman Homosexuality - Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity

Zusatztext Extraordinary clarity and persuasiveness ... this book may do more for the understanding of classical sexuality than any since Kenneth Dover's Greek Homosexuality of twenty years ago Klappentext This book provides a thoroughly documented discussion of ancient Roman ideologies of masculinity and sexuality with a focus on ancient representations of sexual experience between males. It gathers a wide range of evidence from the second century B.C. to the second century A.D. -- above all from such literary texts as courtroom speeches! love poetry! philosophy! epigram! and history! but also graffiti and other inscriptions as well as artistic artifacts -- and uses that evidence to reconstruct the contexts within which Roman texts were created and had their meaning. The book takes as its starting point the thesis that in order to understand the Roman material! we must make the effort to set aside any pre-conceptions we might have regarding sexuality! masculinity! and effeminacy. Zusammenfassung This comprehensive study of Roman sexuality and the ideologies of masculinity discusses a wide range of ancient texts! arguing that native Roman concepts of masculinity did not rely on the distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality! but were instead structured around such antitheses as free vs. slave! dominant vs. subordinate! and masculine vs. effeminate.

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• Authors: Craig A. Williams, Craig A. (Assistant Professor of Classic Williams, Williams Craig A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.07.1999
• EAN: 9780195113006
• ISBN: 978-0-19-511300-6
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Ideologies of Desire; Ideologies of Desire
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Gender studies, gender groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Lesbian studies, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Gender Identity