The Garden of Priapus - Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Paperback, Revised edition)

Statues of the god Priapus stood in Roman gardens to warn potential thieves that the god would rape them if they attempted to steal from him. In this book, Richlin argues that the attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defense of a bounded area serves as a model for Roman satire from Lucilius to Juvenal. Using literary, anthropological, psychological, and feminist methodologies, she suggests that aggressive sexual humor reinforces aggressive behavior on both the individual and societal levels, and that Roman satire provides an insight into Roman culture. Including a substantial and provocative new introduction, this revised edition is important not only as an in-depth study of Roman sexual satire, but also as a commentary on the effects of all humor on society and its victims.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 1992
First published:	August 1992
Authors:	Amy Richlin (Associate Professor of Classics)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	315
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-506873-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Sexual behaviour Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Behavioural theory (Behaviourism) Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism
LSN:	0-19-506873-4
Barcode:	9780195068733

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