This volume is the first book-length study of the kinaidos, a type of person noted in ancient literature for his effeminacy and untoward sexual behaviour. Sapsford analyses the multiple ways the figure was identified in antiquity, with a focus on its expression in social performance.
This volume is the first book-length study of the kinaidos, a type of person noted in ancient literature for his effeminacy and untoward sexual behaviour. Sapsford analyses the multiple ways the figure was identified in antiquity, with a focus on its expression in social performance.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tom Sapsford is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies, Boston College. His research focuses on ancient Greek and Roman performance cultures, classics and the history of sexuality, dance in classical antiquity, and its receptions. He received his PhD at the University of Southern California and is an Early Career Associate with the Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at the University of Oxford. Prior to the study of Classics, Tom was a professional dancer and choreographer working with institutions such as the Royal Ballet, the Royal Opera House, and the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction: Reading Backwards, Backwards Reading Part I. Greece 1: Ancient Effeminates 2: Demosthenes the Kinaidos and Aeschines the Fox Part II. Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 3: 'I'm a Kinaidos and Don't Deny It': The Materiality of the Kinaidos in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 4: Desert Fragments: Kinaidic Verse in Egypt and Beyond Part III. Rome 5: The Drumming of a Deviant Beat 6: Juvenal's Second Satire: A Case of Double Contagion Conclusion: To Dream of Clay Appendix: The Sotadean Metre
Introduction: Reading Backwards, Backwards Reading Part I. Greece 1: Ancient Effeminates 2: Demosthenes the Kinaidos and Aeschines the Fox Part II. Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 3: 'I'm a Kinaidos and Don't Deny It': The Materiality of the Kinaidos in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt 4: Desert Fragments: Kinaidic Verse in Egypt and Beyond Part III. Rome 5: The Drumming of a Deviant Beat 6: Juvenal's Second Satire: A Case of Double Contagion Conclusion: To Dream of Clay Appendix: The Sotadean Metre
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