Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture

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Wiley, 2005 M02 18 - 376 pages
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture is the first comprehensive survey of ancient Greek and Roman sexuality.
  • Covers a wide range of subjects, including Greek pederasty and the symposium, ancient prostitution, representations of women in Greece and Rome, and the public regulation of sexual behavior.
  • Introduces readers to the bitter theoretical debates that have been fought about gender and sexuality in the classical world.
  • The material is ordered chronologically.
  • Draws parallels between ancient sexual ideology and contemporary culture.
  • Draws on literary, artistic and archaeological sources, as well as secondary scholarly sources.
  • Theoretically sophisticated and skillfully argued, yet accessible.

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Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture
Marilyn B. Skinner
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Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture
Marilyn B. Skinner
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Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture
Marilyn B. Skinner
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About the author (2005)


Marilyn B. Skinner is Professor of Classics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her previous publications include Catullus’ Passer: The Arrangement of the Book of Polymetric Poems (1981), Roman Sexualities (co-edited, 1997), Catullus in Verona (2003), and Vergil, Philodemus, and the Augustans (co-edited, 2004).

Bibliographic information

TitleSexuality in Greek and Roman Culture
Ancient Cultures
AuthorMarilyn B. Skinner
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherWiley, 2005
ISBN0631232346, 9780631232346
Length376 pages
  
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