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.

Info autore

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

Riassunto

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Eva Cantarella
• Con la collaborazione di: Cormac O Cuilleanain (Traduzione), Cormac O. Cuilleanain (Traduzione)
• Editore: Yale University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2002
• Pagine: 322
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 196 mm x 21 mm
• Peso: 324 g
• Serie: Yale Nota Bene; Yale Nota Bene
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni