Roman Sexualities
DOWNLOAD
Download Roman Sexualities PDF/ePub or read online books in Mobi eBooks. Click Download or Read Online button to get Roman Sexualities book now. This website allows unlimited access to, at the time of writing, more than 1.5 million titles, including hundreds of thousands of titles in various foreign languages. If the content not found or just blank you must refresh this page
Roman Sexualities
DOWNLOAD
Author : Judith P. Hallett
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-06
Roman Sexualities written by Judith P. Hallett and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with History categories.
This collection of essays seeks to establish Roman constructions of sexuality and gender difference as a distinct area of research, complementing work already done on Greece to give a fuller picture of ancient sexuality. By applying feminist critical tools to forms of public discourse, including literature, history, law, medicine, and political oratory, the essays explore the hierarchy of power reflected so strongly in most Roman sexual relations, where noblemen acted as the penetrators and women, boys, and slaves the penetrated. In many cases, the authors show how these roles could be inverted--in ways that revealed citizens' anxieties during the days of the early Empire, when traditional power structures seemed threatened. In the essays, Jonathan Walters defines the impenetrable male body as the ideational norm; Holt Parker and Catharine Edwards treat literary and legal models of male sexual deviance; Anthony Corbeill unpacks political charges of immoral behavior at banquets, while Marilyn B. Skinner, Ellen Oliensis, and David Fredrick trace linkages between social status and the gender role of the male speaker in Roman lyric and elegy; Amy Richlin interrogates popular medical belief about the female body; Sandra R. Joshel examines the semiotics of empire underlying the historiographic portrayal of the empress Messalina; Judith P. Hallett and Pamela Gordon critique Roman caricatures of the woman-desiring woman; and Alison Keith discovers subversive allusions to the tragedy of Dido in the elegist Sulpicia's self-depiction as a woman in love.
Greek And Roman Sexualities A Sourcebook
DOWNLOAD
Author : Jennifer Larson
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2012-09-06
Greek And Roman Sexualities A Sourcebook written by Jennifer Larson and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-06 with History categories.
Since the publication of Foucault's History of Sexuality the volume of Classical scholarship on gender, sexuality and the body has steadily increased in tandem with the expansion of these topics in other areas of the Humanities. This volume will provide readers with a substantial selection of primary sources documenting sexualities, sexual behaviors, and perceptions of sex, sexuality, gender, and the body among people in the ancient Greco-Roman world. The coverage will begin with Homer in the eighth century BCE and will focus most heavily on Classical Greece and Rome from the Republic to the early Empire, though sources reflecting societal changes in later antiquity and a selection of Jewish and Christian readings will also be included. Authors will include Hippocrates, Plato, Aristotle, Galen, Ovid and Plutarch, with each chapter including one or two substantial 'focal' readings. The materials will include poetry, history, oratory, medical and philosophical writings, letters, and inscriptions, both public and private.
A Companion To Greek And Roman Sexualities
DOWNLOAD
Author : Thomas K. Hubbard
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-11-21
A Companion To Greek And Roman Sexualities written by Thomas K. Hubbard and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
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
Roman Sexualities
DOWNLOAD
Author : Judith P. Hallett
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 1997-12-28
Roman Sexualities written by Judith P. Hallett and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-28 with Health & Fitness categories.
In many cases, the authors show how these roles could be inverted - in ways that revealed citizens' anxieties during the days of the early Empire, when traditional power structures seemed threatened.
A Companion To Greek And Roman Sexualities
DOWNLOAD
Author : Thomas K. Hubbard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
A Companion To Greek And Roman Sexualities written by Thomas K. Hubbard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with LITERARY CRITICISM categories.
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
Sexuality In Greek And Roman Culture
DOWNLOAD
Author : Marilyn B. Skinner
language : en
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Release Date : 2005-02-18
Sexuality In Greek And Roman Culture written by Marilyn B. Skinner and has been published by Wiley-Blackwell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-02-18 with History categories.
Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture is the first comprehensive survey of ancient Greek and Roman sexuality. Covers a wide range of subjects, including Greek pederasty and the symposium, ancient prostitution, representations of women in Greece and Rome, and the public regulation of sexual behavior. Introduces readers to the bitter theoretical debates that have been fought about gender and sexuality in the classical world. The material is ordered chronologically. Draws parallels between ancient sexual ideology and contemporary culture. Draws on literary, artistic and archaeological sources, as well as secondary scholarly sources. Theoretically sophisticated and skillfully argued, yet accessible.
Sexuality In Greek And Roman Society And Literature
DOWNLOAD
Author : Marguerite Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2005
Sexuality In Greek And Roman Society And Literature written by Marguerite Johnson and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
This Sourcebook contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity. The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the material most effectively. Themes such as marriage, prostitution and same-sex attraction are presented comparatively, with material from the Greek and Roman worlds shown side by side. This approach allows readers to interpret the written records with a full awareness of the different context of these separate but related societies. Commentaries are provided throughout, focusing on vocabulary and social and historical context. This is the first major sourcebook on ancient sexuality; it will be of particular use on related courses in classics, ancient history and gender studies.
Un Roman Sex
DOWNLOAD
Author : Tatiana Ivleva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-04-23
Un Roman Sex written by Tatiana Ivleva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-23 with History categories.
Un-Roman Sex explores how gender and sex were perceived and represented outside the Mediterranean core of the Roman Empire. The volume critically explores the gender constructs and sexual behaviours in the provinces and frontiers in light of recent studies of Roman erotic experience and flux gender identities. At its core, it challenges the unproblematised extension of the traditional Romano-Hellenistic model to the provinces and frontiers. Did sexual relations and gender identities undergo processes of "provincialisation" or "barbarisation" similar to other well-known aspects of cultural negotiation and syncretism in provincial and border regions, for example in art and religion? The 11 chapters that make up the volume explore these issues from a variety of angles, providing a balanced and rounded view through use of literary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence. Accordingly, the contributions represent new and emerging ideas on the subject of sex, gender, and sexuality in the Roman provinces. As such, Un-Roman Sex will be of interest to higher-level undergraduates and graduates/academics studying the Roman empire, gender, and sexuality in the ancient world and at the Roman frontiers.
Looking At Lovemaking
DOWNLOAD
Author : John R. Clarke
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2023-09-01
Looking At Lovemaking written by John R. Clarke and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-01 with Art categories.
What did sex mean to the ancient Romans? In this lavishly illustrated study, John R. Clarke investigates a rich assortment of Roman erotic art to answer this question—and along the way, he reveals a society quite different from our own. Clarke reevaluates our understanding of Roman art and society in a study informed by recent gender and cultural studies, and focusing for the first time on attitudes toward the erotic among both the Roman non-elite and women. This splendid volume is the first study of erotic art and sexuality to set these works—many newly discovered and previously unpublished—in their ancient context and the first to define the differences between modern and ancient concepts of sexuality using clear visual evidence. Roman artists pictured a great range of human sexual activities—far beyond those mentioned in classical literature—including sex between men and women, men and men, women and women, men and boys, threesomes, foursomes, and more. Roman citizens paid artists to decorate expensive objects, such as silver and cameo glass, with scenes of lovemaking. Erotic works were created for and sold to a broad range of consumers, from the elite to the very poor, during a period spanning the first century B.C. through the mid-third century of our era. This erotic art was not hidden away, but was displayed proudly in homes as signs of wealth and luxury. In public spaces, artists often depicted outrageous sexual acrobatics to make people laugh. Looking at Lovemaking depicts a sophisticated, pre-Christian society that placed a high value on sexual pleasure and the art that represented it. Clarke shows how this culture evolved within religious, social, and legal frameworks that were vastly different from our own and contributes an original and controversial chapter to the history of human sexuality.
Sexual Morality In Ancient Rome
DOWNLOAD
Author : Rebecca Langlands
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2006-05-25
Sexual Morality In Ancient Rome written by Rebecca Langlands and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-25 with History categories.
Traditionally, scholars have approached Roman sexuality using categories of sexual ethics drawn from contemporary, Western society. In this 2006 book Dr Langlands seeks to move away from these towards a deeper understanding of the issues that mattered to the Romans themselves, and the ways in which they negotiated them, by focusing on the untranslatable concept of pudicitia (broadly meaning 'sexual virtue'). She offers a series of nuanced close readings of texts from a wide spectrum of Latin literature, including history, oratory, love poetry and Valerius Maximus' work Memorable Deeds and Sayings. Pudicitia emerges as a controversial and unsettled topic, at the heart of Roman debates about the difference between men and women, the relation between mind and body, and the ethics of power and status differentiation within Roman culture. The book develops strategies for approaching the study of an ancient culture through sensitive critical readings of its literary productions.