Marilyn B. Skinner

eBook, PDF

Sexuality in Greek and Roman Culture (eBook, PDF)

Beschreibung

This agenda-setting text has been fully revised in its second edition, with coverage extended into the Christian era. It remains the most comprehensive and engaging introduction to the sexual cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. * 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 * Expanded coverage extends to the advent of Christianity, includes added illustrations, and offers student-friendly pedagogical features * Text boxes supply intriguing information about tangential topics * Gives a thorough overview of current literature while encouraging further reading and discussion * Conveys the complexity of ancient attitudes towards sexuality and gender and the modern debates they have engendered

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• Größe: 13.26MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Marilyn B. Skinner is Professor of Classics Emerita at the University of Arizona. Her research has focused on notions of gender and sexuality in the ancient world. She is the author of Clodia Metelli: The Tribune's Sister (2011), and co-editor of Narrating Desire: Eros, Sex, and Gender in the Ancient Novel (with M. P. F. Pinheiro and F. I. Zeitlin, 2012), and The New Sappho on Old Age: Textual and Philosophical Issues (with E. Greene, 2009).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley-Scrivener
• Seitenzahl: 464
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118610817
• Artikelnr.: 39084709

Rezensionen

"My upper-level students enjoyed Skinner's frank and engaging style, and appreciated her ability to navigate through contentious theoretical issues with discretion and clarity. The new features of the second edition further increase the value of what is by far the best survey of the subject available."
Anthony Corbeill, University of Kansas

"This book delivers but also exceeds what I'd hoped for in the second edition. In addition to an updated text and bibliography positioning the book in relation to scholarly developments, Skinner has added textboxes to stimulate class debate, and end-of-chapter 'discussion prompts' to encourage students' reflection upon our relationship with/estrangement from ancient sexuality."

Susan Deacy, University of Roehampton

"Skinner's revised and expanded second edition increases the chief pleasure of her first--to see a true scholar at work, formidably informed. Her scope of erudition embraces all manner of ancient testimony, from Greek romances to gravestones."
Micaela Janan, Duke University

"Thoroughly revised and with new sections and illustrations in each chapter, this book remains a landmark study of a complex yet fascinating subject. Written by a global authority in the field, it delivers rigorous, up-to-date scholarship in a style appealing to the non-specialist reader."
Konstantinos P. Nikoloutsos, Saint Joseph's University

"A breathtaking synthesis of cutting edge research, this superb second edition of Skinner's magisterial overview of ancient sexuality combines sophistication with accessibility and remains an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and scholars."
Yurie Hong, Gustavus Adolphus College