Bisexuality in the Ancient World - Second Edition

In this readable and thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources -- from legal texts, inscriptions, and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature -- to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome.

About the author

Eva Cantarella is professor in the Institute of Roman Law at the University of Milan.

Summary

A history of bisexuality in the classical age. Eva Cantarella draws on a range of sources - from legal texts, inscriptions and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature - to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. This edition contains a new preface.

Product details

• Authors: Eva Cantarella
• Assisted by: Cormac O Cuilleanain (Translation), Cormac O. Cuilleanain (Translation)
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• No. of pages: 322
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 196 mm x 21 mm
• Weight: 324 g
• Series: Yale Nota Bene; Yale Nota Bene
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics