Greek Homosexuality
With Forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson
1st Edition
Published on 19. May 2016
336 pages
978-1-4742-5716-9 (ISBN)
Description
Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual evidence that leads him to provocative conclusions.
This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, includes two specially commissioned forewords assessing the author's legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world.
This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, includes two specially commissioned forewords assessing the author's legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
105 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-4742-5716-9 (9781474257169)
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Persons
Sir Kenneth Dover was Professor of Greek at the University of St. Andrews and former President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. He published widely on ancient Greek writers, language and sexuality.
Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek and Wardlaw Professor of Classics at the University of St Andrews, UK.
Mark Masterson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
James Robson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classical Studies at the Open University, UK.
Stephen Halliwell is Professor of Greek and Wardlaw Professor of Classics at the University of St Andrews, UK.
Mark Masterson is Senior Lecturer in the School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
James Robson is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Classical Studies at the Open University, UK.
Content
Foreword: The Book and Its Author (Stephen Halliwell, University of St Andrews, UK)
Foreword: The Book and its Influence (Mark Masterson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and James Robson, Open University, UK)
Preface
Abbreviations
I PROBLEMS, SOURCES AND METHODS
1 Scale
2 The Visual Arts
3 Literature
4 Vocabulary
II THE PROSECUTION OF TIMARKHOS
A The Law
1 Male Prostitution
2 Penalties
3 Status
4 Hubris
B Manifestations of Eros
1 Defences against a Charge of Prostitution
2 Eros and Desire
3 Eros and Love
4 Following and Fighting
5 Homosexual Poetry
C Nature and Society
1 Natura/Impulse
2 Male and Female Physique
3 Masculine and Feminine Styles
4 Pursuit and Flight
5 Courtship and Copulation
6 Dominant and Subordinate Roles
III SPECIAL ASPECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS
A Publicity
B Predilections and Fantasies
C Comic Exploitation
D Philosophical Exploitation
E Women and Homosexuality
IV CHANGES
A The Dorians
B Myth and History
Postscript, 1989
List of Vases
Bibliography
Index of Greek Texts and Documents
Index of Greek Words
General Index
Foreword: The Book and its Influence (Mark Masterson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and James Robson, Open University, UK)
Preface
Abbreviations
I PROBLEMS, SOURCES AND METHODS
1 Scale
2 The Visual Arts
3 Literature
4 Vocabulary
II THE PROSECUTION OF TIMARKHOS
A The Law
1 Male Prostitution
2 Penalties
3 Status
4 Hubris
B Manifestations of Eros
1 Defences against a Charge of Prostitution
2 Eros and Desire
3 Eros and Love
4 Following and Fighting
5 Homosexual Poetry
C Nature and Society
1 Natura/Impulse
2 Male and Female Physique
3 Masculine and Feminine Styles
4 Pursuit and Flight
5 Courtship and Copulation
6 Dominant and Subordinate Roles
III SPECIAL ASPECTS AND DEVELOPMENTS
A Publicity
B Predilections and Fantasies
C Comic Exploitation
D Philosophical Exploitation
E Women and Homosexuality
IV CHANGES
A The Dorians
B Myth and History
Postscript, 1989
List of Vases
Bibliography
Index of Greek Texts and Documents
Index of Greek Words
General Index
