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Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature: A Sourcebook book cover

2nd Edition

Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature A Sourcebook

By Marguerite Johnson Copyright 2022
452 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

452 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

452 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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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... Read more

Index of passages

List of figures

Preface

Note to the second edition

Acknowledgements from the first edition

List of abbreviations

Introduction: a socio-sexual background to Greece and Rome

I The divine sphere

II Beauty

III Marriage

IV Sexual labour

V Same-sex attraction

VI Sex aids, didactic literature and handbooks

VII Sex and violence

VIII Repulsion and anxiety

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

Biography

Marguerite Johnson is Professor of Classics at The University of Newcastle, Australia. She specialises in histories of sexualities and gender, and Classical Reception Studies.

"[Johnson's] sourcebook stands as an essential resource for anyone engaged with the study of ancient sexuality, gender or social history. It will undoubtedly continue to be a standard text in undergraduate curricula and a valuable reference work for scholars working across disciplinary boundaries." - The Classical Review

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