Garden of Priapus Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor

Zusatztext 'the author is justified in her claim that the material collected here on quite a lavish scale bears on more than simply on literature'P. Walcot! Greece and Rome! October 1993 Klappentext Statues of the god Priapus stood in Roman gardens to warn potential thieves that the god would rape them if they attempted to steal from him. In this book, Richlin argues that the attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defense of a bounded area serves as a model for Roman satire from Lucilius to Juvenal. Using literary, anthropological, psychological, and feminist methodologies, she suggests that aggressive sexual humor reinforces aggressive behavior on both the individual and societal levels, and that Roman satire provides an insight into Roman culture. Including a substantial and provocative new introduction, this revised edition is important not only as an in-depth study of Roman sexual satire, but also as a commentary on the effects of all humor on society and its victims. Zusammenfassung Using literary and feminist methodology, this study argues that an attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defence served as a model for Roman satire. The author suggests that aggressive sexual humour reinforced Roman aggressive behaviour on both the individual and societal levels.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Amy Richlin, Amy (Associate Professor of Classics Richlin, Richlin Amy
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 20.08.1992
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese; Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica
• EAN: 9780195068733
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506873-3
• Numero di pagine: 348
• Categorie: Latin, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, LITERARY CRITICISM / Feminist, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient Rome, Feminism & feminist theory, Behavioural theory (Behaviourism), Feminism and feminist theory, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Sexual Behaviour, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Behaviorism