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Zusatztext Dover's book has aged remarkably well. The clarity and simplicity of the prose (what else would one expect from the leading scholar on Lysias) ensures that there are few flourishes or ornaments to date the text. The range of material discussed continues to impress. Informationen zum Autor Sir Kenneth Dover was Professor Emeritus of Greek at the University of St Andrews and President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. Among his many publications are Greek Homosexuality (reissued with forewords, Bloomsbury, 2016). Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek at the University of St Andrews, UK. He is the author of The Poetics of Aristotle: Translation and Commentary (1987) also published by Bloomsbury, and Greek Laughter: A Study of Cultural Psychology from Homer to Early Christianity (2008). Mark Masterson lectures in Classics at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. He has written on masculinity and sexuality in Statius, emperor Julian, and the Historia Monachorum. He was awarded the American Philological Association's Rehak Prize in 2007. James Robson is Senior Lecturer in Classical Studies, Open University, UK. His publications include Humour, Obscenity and Aristophanes (2006) and Aristophanes: An Introduction (2009) (shortlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic League's Runciman Award). Klappentext Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual evidence that leads him to provocative conclusions. This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, includes two specially commissioned forewords assessing the author's legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world. Vorwort A magisterial and highly influential volume, the standard work on Greek homosexuality, reissued for a new generation. Zusammenfassung Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual evidence that leads him to provocative conclusions. This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, includes two specially commissioned forewords assessing the author’s legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword: The Book and Its Author (Stephen Halliwell, University of St Andrews, UK)Foreword: The Book and its Influence (Mark Masterson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and James Robson, Open University, UK)PrefaceAbbreviationsI PROBLEMS, SOURCES AND METHODS1 Scale2 The Visual Arts3 Literature4 VocabularyII THE PROSECUTION OF TIMARKHOSA The Law1 Male Prostitution2 Penalties3 Status4 HubrisB Manifestations of Eros1 Defences against a Charge of Prostitution2 Eros and Desire3 Eros and Love4 Following and Fighting5 Homosexual PoetryC Nature and Society1 Natura/Impulse2 Male and Female Physique3 Masculine and Feminine Styles4 Pursuit and Flight5 Courtship and Copulation6 Dominant and Subordinate RolesIII SPECIAL ASPECTS AND DEVELOPMENTSA PublicityB Predilections and FantasiesC Comic ExploitationD Philosophical ExploitationE Women and HomosexualityIV CHANGESA The DoriansB Myth an...
