This second edition includes an updated review of sexuality in Greece and Rome, an expanded bibliography and numerous new passages with original translations.
This book provides readers with detailed information, notes, and original translated passages on the fascinating and multi-faceted theme of ancient sexuality. The sources range from the era of Homer and Hesiod through to the Graeco-Roman world of the Fourth Century CE and explore the diversitiy of approaches to sexuality and sexual expression, as well as how these issues relate to the rest of ancient society and culture.
Sexuality in Greek And Roman Society and Literature is an invaluable resource to students and academics alike, providing a detailed series of chapters on all major facets of sexuality in ancient Greece and Rome. It will particularly appeal to those interested in sexuality and gender in antiquity, as well as ancient literature and social studies.
Author(s): Marguerite Johnson
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Edition: 2
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 451
City: London
Cover
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Index of passages
List of figures
Preface
Note to the second edition
Acknowledgements from the first edition
List of abbreviations
Introduction: a sociosexual background to Greece and Rome
I The divine sphere
II Beauty
III Marriage
IV Sexual labour
V Samesex attraction
VI Sex aids, didactic literature and handbooks
VII Sex and violence
VIII Anxiety and repulsion
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