Sex in the Ancient World from A to Z: The Ancient World from A to Z
Editat de John Youngeren Limba Engleză Paperback – 11 iun 2009
The book opens with an overview of current thinking on ancient sex and sexuality, and goes on to provide an extraordinarily wide coverage of a sexual culture so very different from our own, approaching the subject from the perspectives of literature, history, archaeology and art.
Comprehensive, reliable and eye-opening, this A-to-Z illuminates an important aspect of the classical world. For those who want to take their reading further, there are numerous references to ancient sources and modern scholarship, as well as a separate section of works of art. This is an ideal introduction to and exploration of sex in the ancient world for readers at every level.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415486958
ISBN-10: 0415486955
Pagini: 364
Ilustrații: 42 b/w images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria The Ancient World from A to Z
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415486955
Pagini: 364
Ilustrații: 42 b/w images
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria The Ancient World from A to Z
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
Postgraduate and UndergraduateCuprins
Terminology Note to Readers Acknowledgements Theory and Modern Scholarship Theories List of Illustrations Sex in Antiquity A - Z Ancient Sources Cited Works of Art Cited Bibliography
Notă biografică
John G. Younger is professor of Classics and of Humanities and Western Civilisation at the University of Kansas. He has published widely on Minoan-Mycenaean art and scripts and on Classical Greek sculpture and gender and sexuality.
Recenzii
'Concise and fascinating ... [with] an outstanding 20pp bibliography highlighting all the current work in the field.' - JACT
'The most useful aspect of each article is the reference made to primary and secondary texts.' – Journal of Hellenic Studies
'The most useful aspect of each article is the reference made to primary and secondary texts.' – Journal of Hellenic Studies
Descriere
Comprehensive, reliable and eye-opening, this A to Z examines the sexual practices, expressions and attitudes of the Greeks and Romans, from Catullus and Caligula, to orgies and obscenity to pederasty and prostitution.