Controlling Desires - Sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome (Paperback, Revised Edition)

"Comprehensive, reader-friendly, richly detailed, forthright, subtle, and very clear, Controlling Desires is the only handbook on ancient sexuality that works persistently to offset modern readers' assumptions about sex and sexuality, to challenge the notion that sexuality is natural and universal, and to bring out the differences between ancient and modern discourses of sex-or, even, between ancient and modern experiences of desire. As such, it is a very helpful resource for students working on the history of sexuality in classical antiquity, because it shows how such a history might be possible and what is actually historical about sexuality." -David M. Halperin, University of Michigan, author of One Hundred Years of Homosexuality, Saint Foucault, and How to Do the History of Homosexuality Since its first publication in 2009, Controlling Desires has been widely lauded as an accessible introduction to sexual practices, attitudes, and beliefs in the classical world. Treating Greece and Rome in separate sections, with ample cross-references and comparisons, Kirk Ormand presents a wide array of evidence from literary texts and visual arts, including two new chapters on Greek vase painting and Roman artifacts and wall paintings.

General

Imprint:	University Of Texas Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Kirk Ormand
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	440
Edition:	Revised Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4773-1145-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Sexual relations Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Promotions
LSN:	1-4773-1145-9
Barcode:	9781477311455

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