Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society: A Sourcebook
by Marguerite Johnson, Terry Ryan
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This Sourcebook contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity. The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the material most effectively. Themes such as marriage, prostitution and same-sex attraction are presented comparatively, with material from the Greek and Roman worlds shown side by side. This show more approach allows readers to interpret the written records with a full awareness of the different context of these separate but related societies. Commentaries are provided throughout, focusing on vocabulary and social and historical context. This is the first major sourcebook on ancient sexuality; it will be of particular use on related courses in classics, ancient history and gender studies. show lessTags
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Marguerite Johnson is Associate Professor of Ancient History and Classical Languages in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Australia. She is the author of Ovid on Cosmetics (Bloomsbury, 2015), co-editor (with Harold Tarrant) of Alcibiades and the Socratic Lover-Educator (Bloomsbury, 2012) and co-author (with show more Terry Ryan) of Sexuality in Greek and Roman Society and Literature: A Sourcebook (2005). show less
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 880.09 — Literature & rhetoric Classical & modern Greek literatures Classical Greek literature and literatures of related Hellenic languages Classic literature study and criticism
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- PA3014 .S47 .J64 — Language and Literature Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature Classical literature
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