K. J. Dover

Greek Homosexuality (eBook, PDF)

with Forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474257176
• Artikelnr.: 44816231

Autorenporträt

Sir Kenneth Dover was Professor Emeritus of Greek at the University of St Andrews and President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. Among his many publications are Greek Homosexuality (reissued with forewords,
Bloomsbury, 2016).

Inhaltsangabe

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