Greek Homosexuality - Couverture souple

Dover, Vice-Chancellor K J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0674362705 ISBN 13 : 9780674362703

Editeur : Harvard University Press, 1989

Synopsis

To what extent and in what ways was homosexuality approved by the ancient Greeks? An eminent classicist examines the evidence--vase paintings, archaic and classical poetry, the dialogues of Plato, speeches in the law courts, the comedies of Aristophanes--and reaches provocative conclusions. A discussion of female homosexuality is included.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

A landmark study ... One cannot underestimate the importance of Mr. Dover's book. With philological brilliance and scholarly objectivity, he presents facts that can no longer be ignored. It is a step closer toward understanding the complex nature of the Greeks, whom we claim as cultural fathers. It is also a step closer to understanding human nature. --New York Times Book Review

An unprejudiced description of the homosexual phenomena depicted by classical Greek artists and writers has long been an urgent desideratum. Dover's book fills this need successfully. In its collection and interpretation of the ancient evidence it will be indispensable for broader and/or more specialized explorations of the sexual aspects of Greek art and society.
--Classical World

[Re-released] with fine new introductory material from Stephen Halliwell ... This is arguably Dover's best, and unarguably his most influential, book.
--Times Literary Supplement

Greek Homosexuality provides--finally--an unvarnished look at Athenian homosexuality.... [It is] now the standard volume on the subject.
<--American Historical Review

Dover's is an authoritative discussion; he is a philologist of great stature with wide achievement as editor, commentator, and literary critic ... The subject was one which needed to be exposed to the light of day; we can be thankful that it has been done by a great scholar and one who treats the subject without prejudice.
<--New York Review of Books

In Greek classes past teachers used to slide quickly over the exact nature of the relationships between men and boys in ancient Athens ... In this expert, candid, and wry study all is made clear. --Washington Post

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 authors legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harvard University Press
• Date d'édition: 1989
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0674362705
• ISBN 13: 9780674362703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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