Overview

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

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Author:   Thomas K. Hubbard (University of Texas, Austin)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 17.90cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.30cm
Weight:   1.479kg
ISBN:  

9781405195720

ISBN 10:   140519572
Pages:   680
Publication Date:   27 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword ix Notes on Contributors xi Abbreviations xvii Note on Ancient Greek Words, Names, and Titles xxvii 1 Feminist Theory 1 Marilyn B. Skinner 2 Studies of Ancient Masculinity 17 Mark Masterson 3 Desirability and the Body 31 Mark D. Stansbury-O’Donnell 4 Foucault’s History of Sexuality and the Discipline of Classics 54 Kirk Ormand 5 Greek and Roman Marriage 69 Allison Glazebrook and Kelly Olson 6 Prostitution: Controversies and New Approaches 83 Thomas A. J. McGinn 7 Ancient Pederasty: An Introduction 102 Andrew Lear 8 Peer Homosexuality 128 Thomas K. Hubbard 9 Female Homoeroticism 150 Sandra Boehringer 10 From Ascesis to Sexual Renunciation 164 Thomas K. Hubbard and Maria Doerfler 11 Sexual Abuse and Sexual Rights: Slaves’ Erotic Experience at Athens and Rome 184 Edward E. Cohen 12 Sumposion 199 Sean Corner 13 Sexuality in Greek and Roman Religion 214 Jennifer Larson 14 Sexuality in Greek and Roman Military Contexts 230 David D. Leitao 15 Athletics and Sexuality 244 Nick Fisher 16 Phusis and Sensuality: Knowing the Body in Greek Erotic Culture 265 Giulia Sissa 17 Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered: Erotic Magic in the Greco-Roman World 282 Radcliffe G. Edmonds III 18 Dream Interpretation, Physiognomy, Body Divination 297 Christophe Chandezon, Veronique Dasen, and Jerome Wilgaux 19 Sex in Ancient Greek and Roman Epic 314 Ingrid E. Holmberg 20 Erotic Lyric 335 Richard Rawles and Bartolo Natoli 21 Sexuality in the Extant Greek and Roman Tragedies 352 Hanna M. Roisman 22 The Body Politic: Sexuality in Greek and Roman Comedy and Mime 366 Monica Florence 23 Greco-Roman Satirical Poetry 381 Ralph M. Rosen and Catherine C. Keane 24 Greek and Roman Ethnosexuality 398 Joseph Roisman 25 Platonic and Roman Influence on Stoic and Epicurean Sexual Ethics 417 James Jope 26 Sexual Rhetoric: From Athens to Rome 431 Allison Glazebrook 27 Biography 446 Caroline Vout 28 Epistolography 463 Owen Hodkinson 29 Paths of Love: Age and Gender Dynamics in the Erotic Novel 479 T. Wade Richardson 30 Sexual Themes in Greek and Latin Graffiti 493 Craig Williams 31 Sexuality and Visual Representation 509 John R. Clarke 32 Sexuality in Jewish Writings from 200 BCE to 200 CE 534 Mary R. D’Angelo 33 Early Christian Sexuality 549 Kathy L. Gaca 34 The Early Modern Erotic Imagination 565 Alastair J. L. Blanshard 35 Romantic Appropriations 583 Michael Matthew Kaylor 36 The Early Homophile Movement in Germany 599 Hans Peter Obermayer 37 Ancient Sexuality on Screen 613 Monica S. Cyrino Index of Ancient Works Cited 629 General Index 647

Reviews

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 2015) This volume will be of use to many scholars and teachers across a variety of fields . . . Overall, this is a useful volume with much to recommend it to anyone who needs a solid introduction to any aspect of sexuality in ancient Greece or Rome. (Religious Studies Review, 4 June 2015) Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualitiesprovides a thought-provoking overview of an important subject area, it is a fascinating collection of chapters offering a tantalizing taste of a scholarship that is ripe for debate and will continue to encourage scholars to develop their research methods, bringing the cultures of Greece and Rome together for comparison and criticism and dissection and discussion. (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014 Thanks to its wide scope, the collection of papers is guaranteed to appeal to beginners in the field of ancient sexuality as well as to specialists, who will find many details which are new to them. The Companion should also prove useful in teaching courses on issues of ancient sex and sexuality, since it assembles up-to-date, authoritative, well-written treatments of key aspects by noted experts. Its particular value lies in the diversity of the evidence presented and the breadth of the questions asked of the sources. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, September 2014)

<p> Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualitiesprovides a thought-provoking overview of an important subject area, it is a fascinating collection of chapters offering a tantalizing taste of a scholarship that is ripe for debate and will continue to encourage scholars to develop their research methods, bringing the cultures of Greece and Rome together for comparison and criticism and dissection and discussion. (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014 <p> Thanks to its wide scope, the collection of papers is guaranteed to appeal to beginners in the field of ancient sexuality as well as to specialists, who will find many details which are new to them. The Companion should also prove useful in teaching courses on issues of ancient sex and sexuality, since it assembles up-to-date, authoritative, well-written treatments of key aspects by noted experts. Its particular value lies in the diversity of the evidence presented and the breadth of the questions asked of the sources. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, September 2014) <p>

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 2015) This volume will be of use to many scholars and teachers across a variety of fields ... Overall, this is a useful volume with much to recommend it to anyone who needs a solid introduction to any aspect of sexuality in ancient Greece or Rome. (Religious Studies Review, 4 June 2015) Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualitiesprovides a thought-provoking overview of an important subject area, it is a fascinating collection of chapters offering a tantalizing taste of a scholarship that is ripe for debate and will continue to encourage scholars to develop their research methods, bringing the cultures of Greece and Rome together for comparison and criticism and dissection and discussion. (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014 Thanks to its wide scope, the collection of papers is guaranteed to appeal to beginners in the field of ancient sexuality as well as to specialists, who will find many details which are new to them. The Companion should also prove useful in teaching courses on issues of ancient sex and sexuality, since it assembles up-to-date, authoritative, well-written treatments of key aspects by noted experts. Its particular value lies in the diversity of the evidence presented and the breadth of the questions asked of the sources. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, September 2014)

“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 2015) “This volume will be of use to many scholars and teachers across a variety of fields . . . Overall, this is a useful volume with much to recommend it to anyone who needs a solid introduction to any aspect of sexuality in ancient Greece or Rome.”  (Religious Studies Review, 4 June 2015) “Companion to Greek and Roman Sexualitiesprovides a thought-provoking overview of an important subject area, it is a fascinating collection of chapters offering a tantalizing taste of a scholarship that is ripe for debate and will continue to encourage scholars to develop their research methods, bringing the cultures of Greece and Rome together for comparison and criticism and dissection and discussion.”  (Reference Reviews, 1 December 2014 ""Thanks to its wide scope, the collection of papers is guaranteed to appeal to beginners in the field of ancient sexuality as well as to specialists, who will find many details which are new to them. The Companion should also prove useful in teaching courses on issues of ancient sex and sexuality, since it assembles up-to-date, authoritative, well-written treatments of key aspects by noted experts. Its particular value lies in the diversity of the evidence presented and the breadth of the questions asked of the sources.""  (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, September 2014)  

Thanks to its wide scope, the collection of papers is guaranteed to appeal to beginners in the field of ancient sexuality as well as to specialists, who will find many details which are new to them. The Companion should also prove useful in teaching courses on issues of ancient sex and sexuality, since it assembles up-to-date, authoritative, well-written treatments of key aspects by noted experts. Its particular value lies in the diversity of the evidence presented and the breadth of the questions asked of the sources. ( Bryn Mawr Classical Review, September 2014)

Author Information

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.

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