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.

List of contents

Index of passages; List of figures; Preface; Note to the second edition; Acknowledgements from the first edition; List of abbreviations; Introduction: a socio-sexual background to Greece and Rome; I The divine sphere; II Beauty; III Marriage; IV Sexual labour; V Same-sex attraction; VI Sex aids, didactic literature and handbooks; VII Sex and violence; VIII Repulsion and anxiety; IX Taboos, alterity and marginal activities; X Celebrity sex; A Final Word; Glossary of authors, inscriptions and papyri; Glossary of terms; Alphabetical index of authors, inscriptions and papyri; Bibliography ; Index

About the author

Marguerite Johnson is Professor of Classics at The University of Newcastle, Australia. She specialises in histories of sexualities and gender, and Classical Reception Studies.

Summary

This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography, and numerous new passages with original translations.

Product details

• Authors: Marguerite Johnson, Marguerite (The University of Newcastle Johnson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.08.2022
• EAN: 9781138200401
• ISBN: 978-1-138-20040-1
• No. of pages: 420
• Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient History, Gender studies, gender groups, Ancient history: to c 500 CE