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The Greeks And Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality In Ancient Greece
James Davidson
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Paperback. A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY) Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HRKP; VFVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 153 x 39. Weight in Grams: 760.
A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY)
Kenneth Dover's 1978 GREEK HOMOSEXUALITY remains the most recent single-volume treatment of the subject as a whole. Drawing on fifteen years of ensuing research, James Davidson rejects Dover's excessively theoretical approach, using a wide variety of sources unknown to him - court cases, romantic novels, satirical plays and poems - to present a view of the subject that, in contrast to Dover and to Foucault, stresses the humanity of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
754g
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753822265
SKU
V9780753822265
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About James Davidson
JAMES DAVIDSON is Reader in Ancient History at the University of Warwick. He has written on a wide range of ancient topics, including the historiography of Roman imperialism, prostitution, drinking to get drunk, low-class mimes, sacred time and fish. He is the author of COURTESANS AND FISHCAKES: THE CONSUMING PASSIONS OF CLASSICAL ATHENS (1997), and is a irregular ... Read more
Reviews for The Greeks And Greek Love: A Radical Reappraisal of Homosexuality In Ancient Greece
Davidson's own scholarship is impressive, but worn lightly, and matched with an easy tone that makes The Greeks and Greek Love a lively, and often very funny, read
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
poses a radical challenge to prominent assumptions about same-sex love in ancient Greece
OXONIAN REVIEW
LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS
poses a radical challenge to prominent assumptions about same-sex love in ancient Greece
OXONIAN REVIEW