Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture

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Marilyn B Skinner

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Ancient Cultures

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This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. 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 Expanded coverage extends to the advent of Christianity, includes added illustrations, and offers student-friendly pedagogical features Text boxes supply intriguing information about tangential topics Gives a thorough overview of current literature while encouraging further reading and discussion Conveys the complexity of ancient attitudes towards sexuality and gender and the modern debates they have engendered

Author Biography:

Marilyn B. Skinner is Professor of Classics Emerita atthe University of Arizona. Her research has focused on notions ofgender and sexuality in the ancient world. She is the author ofClodia Metelli: The Tribune s Sister (2011), andco-editor of Narrating Desire: Eros, Sex, and Gender in theAncient Novel (with M. P. F. Pinheiro and F. I. Zeitlin, 2012),and The New Sappho on Old Age: Textual and PhilosophicalIssues (with E. Greene, 2009).

Release date Australia

August 9th, 2013

Author

Marilyn B Skinner

Audience

Tertiary Education (US: College)

Edition

2nd edition

Pages

464

Series

Ancient Cultures

Dimensions

191x247x22

ISBN-13

9781444349863

Product ID

21023111

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