Reconstructs the homosexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome and provides a history of bisexuality in the Classical Age

Bisexuality in the Ancient World

Self-Help

Cantarella, Eva

Yale University Press

In this readable and thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources-from legal texts, inscriptions, and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature-to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. She analyzes the link between social class and homosexuality, discusses love between women and the response of women to male homosexuality, and assesses the impact of homosexual relations on heterosexual ones.

History

World

In this readable and thought-provoking history of bisexuality in the classical age, Eva Cantarella draws on the full range of sources—from legal texts, inscriptions, and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature—to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. Reviews of the earlier edition: “Cantarella presents the ancient evidence in a straightforward fashion, draws insightful comparisons between heterosexuality and homosexuality, and elucidates the larger cultural context of erotic experience. With its wide scope the book speaks to the classicist, the layman with an interest in antiquity, the student of sexuality, and even to the unabashed seeker of piquant anecdotes.” —John F. Makowski, Classical Journal “An important study that is destined to take its place next to the classic works of Foucault and Pomeroy.” —Alan Mendelson, History: Reviews of New Books “Offers a valuable, close-in reassessment of intricate evidence, freshly researched, readable, and open-minded.” —Alan Sinfield, Gay Times “This is a book I recommend for all students of sexology.”—Milton Diamond, Journal of Psychology &amp; Human Sexuality “Easily the best book on the topic.” —John Buckler, Historian

Sexual relations between men and adolescent boys were a social institution in Athens, Sparta and some other Greek states. This book surveys the history of this practice and the scholarly attention that has been given to it. The bulk of the book collects a large representative selection of vase paintings and other pictorial evidence for the practice, from illustrations of courting (making gifts, e.g. of a hare or a cock) to more graphic scenes. It is the most comprehensive treatment available of an institution that has few modern parallels. Cantarella is well known as an authority on the history of ancient sexuality, and Andrew Lear as a historian of Greek art. The book also incorporates a complete catalogue, compiled by Keith de Vries, of relevant vase-paintings.

Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty: Boys Were Their Gods

Lear, Andrew

Ancient Civilizations

Routledge

Images of Ancient Greek Pederasty: Boys were their Gods

This lavishly illustrated book brings together, for the first time, all of the different ways in which vase-painting portrays or refers to pederasty, from scenes of courtship, foreplay, and sex, to scenes of Zeus with his boy-love Ganymede, to painted inscriptions praising the beauty of boys. The book shows how painters used the language of vase-painting to cast pederasty in an idealizing light, portraying it as part of a world in which beautiful elite males display praiseworthy attitudes, such as moderation, and engage in approved activities, such as hunting, athletics, and the symposium. The book also incorporates a comprehensive catalogue of relevant vase-paintings, compiled by noted archaeologist Keith DeVries. It is the most comprehensive treatment available of an institution that has few modern parallels.

L'ambiguo malanno (Italian Edition)

Feltrinelli

Secondo natura (Italian Edition)

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Secondo natura: La bisessualità nel mondo antico (Nuova biblioteca di cultura) (Italian Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Essays & Correspondence

Editori riuniti

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