Greek Epigram and Byzantine Culture - Gender, Desire, and Denial in the Age of Justinian

An exciting analysis of gender and sexual desire in sixth century Greek epigram that bridges classical and early Byzantine culture.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Food and wine; 2. An erotic geography; 3. Urban pleasures; 4. Phallic creatures; 5. Classical women; 6. Thieving Aphrodite; Conclusion; Bibliography.

About the author

Steven D. Smith is Professor of Classics and Comparative Literature at Hofstra University, New York. His publications include Greek Identity and the Athenian Past in Chariton: The Romance of Empire (2007) and Man and Animal in Severan Rome: The Literary Imagination of Claudius Aelianus (Cambridge, 2014).

Summary

Sexy, scintillating, and sometimes scandalous, Greek epigrams from the age of the Emperor Justinian commemorate the survival of the sensual in a world transformed by Christianity. This book will appeal to literary scholars and historians interested in Greek poetry, Late Antiquity, Byzantine studies, Early Christianity, gender, and sexuality.

Product details

• Authors: Steven D. Smith, Steven D. (Hofstra University Smith, Smith Steven D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2019
• EAN: 9781108480239
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48023-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Greek Culture in the Roman Wor; Greek Culture in the Roman Wor; Greek Culture in the Roman World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Social & cultural history, Ancient World, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets