Greek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE (Paperback)

Greek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE challenges the often-romanticised view of the prostitute as an urbane and liberated courtesan by examining the social and economic realities of the sex industry in Greco-Roman culture. Departing from the conventional focus on elite society, these essays consider the Greek prostitute as displaced foreigner, slave, and member of an urban underclass. The contributors draw on a wide range of material and textual evidence to discuss portrayals of prostitutes on painted vases and in the literary tradition, their roles at symposia (Greek drinking parties), and their place in the everyday life of the polis. Reassessing many assumptions about the people who provided and purchased sexual services, this volume yields a new look at gender, sexuality, urbanism, and economy in the ancient Mediterranean world.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Release date:	November 1990
First published:	2011
Editors:	Allison Glazebrook • Madeleine M. Henry
Dimensions:	227 x 153 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-23564-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Prostitution
LSN:	0-299-23564-5
Barcode:	9780299235642

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