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A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities
Thomas K. Hubbard
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Description for A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities
Hardback. A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world. Editor(s): Hubbard, Thomas K. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 680 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA1; JHBK5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 251 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1476.
A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities presents a comprehensive collection of original essays relating to aspects of gender and sexuality in the classical world.
- Views the various practices and discursive contexts of sexuality systematically and holistically
- Discusses Greece and Rome in each chapter, with sensitivity to the continuities and differences between the two classical civilizations
- Addresses the classical influence on the understanding of later ages and religion
- Covers artistic and literary genres, various social environments of sexual conduct, and the technical disciplines of medicine, magic, physiognomy, and dream interpretation
- Features contributions from more than 40 top international scholars
Product Details
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
680
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Condition
New
Weight
1475g
Number of Pages
680
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405195720
SKU
V9781405195720
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99-50
About Thomas K. Hubbard
Thomas K. Hubbard is Professor of Classics and holder of the Mary Helen Thompson Centennial Professorship in the Humanities at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the editor of Greek Love Reconsidered (2000) and Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents (2003), and the author of numerous articles on ancient sexuality.
Reviews for A Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualities
“While perhaps few readers will work through the volume as a whole, nearly all classicists will find some points of intersection with their own sub-fields. The discourses of sex in the ancient world are not confined to love poetry and erotic vase paintings, but pervade almost every aspect of life, if one knows what to look for.” (Phoenix, 1 June ... Read more