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Greek homosexuality
Title
Greek homosexuality / K.J. Dover ; with forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson.
ISBN
9781474257152
1474257151
9781474257176
9781474257169
Publication
London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xxxii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Previously published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1989. 2nd edition. Updated with new forewords and postscript.
Other formats
Online version: Dover, K.J. (Kenneth James), 1920-2010, author. Greek homosexuality. London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 15, 2016
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-234) and indexes.
Contents
Foreword: The Book and Its Author
Foreword: The Book and its Influence
I. Problems, sources and methods
Scale
The Visual Arts
Literature
Vocabulary
II. The prosecution of Timarkhos
The Law
Male Prostitution
Penalties
Status
Hubris
Manifestations of Eros
Defences against a Charge of Prostitution
Eros and Desire
Eros and Love
Following and Fighting
Homosexual Poetry
Nature and Society
Natural impulse
Male and Female Physique
Masculine and Feminine Styles
Pursuit and Flight
Courtship and Copulation
Dominant and Subordinate Roles
III. Special aspects and developments
Publicity
Predilections and Fantasies
Comic Exploitation
Philosophical Exploitation
Women and Homosexuality
IV. Changes
The Dorians
Myth and History
Postscript, 1989.
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