Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents (Joan Palevsky Imprint in Classical Literature) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Homosexuality in Greece and Rome Collects the primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome that are translated into modern English. Covering a period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century bce to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries ce - this title includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal.
Full description- Publisher: University of California Press
- Published: 12 May 2003
- Format: Paperback 558 pages
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- Categories: Gender Studies, Gender Groups | Gay Studies (Gay Men) | Ethnic Studies | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9780520234307 ISBN 10: 0520234308
- Sales rank: 356,030
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Full description for Homosexuality in Greece and Rome
The most important primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome are translated into modern, explicit English and collected together for the first time in this comprehensive sourcebook. Covering an extensive period - from the earliest Greek texts in the late seventh century b.c.e. to Greco-Roman texts of the third and fourth centuries c.e. - the volume includes well-known writings by Plato, Sappho, Aeschines, Catullus, and Juvenal, as well as less well known but highly relevant and intriguing texts such as graffiti, comic fragments, magical papyri, medical treatises, and selected artistic evidence. These fluently translated texts, together with Thomas K. Hubbard's valuable introductions, clearly show that there was in fact no more consensus about homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome than there is today. The material is organized by period and by genre, allowing readers to consider chronological developments in both Greece and Rome. Individual texts each are presented with a short introduction contextualizing them by date and, where necessary, discussing their place within a larger work. Chapter introductions discuss questions of genre and the ideological significance of the texts, while Hubbard's general introduction to the volume addresses issues such as sexual orientation in antiquity, moral judgments, class and ideology, and lesbianism. With its broad, unexpurgated, and thoroughly informed presentation, this unique anthology gives an essential perspective on homosexuality in classical antiquity.
