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OverviewSince the middle of the eighteenth century, the classical world has been seen as foundational and exemplary to Western civilization. However, the Greeks never invaded and colonised western and northern Europe the way the Romans did, and, conversely, Greece was a difficult place to reach for modern travellers well into the nineteenth century. Inevitably, therefore, the links with ancient Greece were a product of the imagination: an exemplary civilization, in its politics, arts, and culture. There was one problem, however: the Greeks, it seemed, enjoyed pederastic relations. And not only this: one of Athens' most famous teachers, Socrates, was attracted to boys. Daniel Orrells offers a fresh, original examination of how modern thinkers in Germany and Britain, who were so invested in a model of history that directly traced the European present back to an ancient Greek past, negotiated the tricky issue of ancient Greek pederasty. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel Orrells (Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History, University of Warwick)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.552kg ISBN: 9780199236442ISBN 10: 0199236445 Pages: 312 Publication Date: 09 June 2011 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Paiderastia and the Contexts of German Historicism; 2. Translating the Love of Philosophy: Jowett and Pater on Plato; 3. The Bewildering Case of John Addington Symonds; 4. Trying Greek Love: Oscar Wilde and E. M. Forster's Maurice; 5. Freud and the History of Masculinity: Between Oedipus and Narcissus; Conclusion: The Truth of Eros and the Eros for TruthReviewsOrrells skilfully offers an overview of his period as well as close analysis of well-chosen examples ... the book is intelligently shaped by an understanding that in confronting what Platonic pedastry meant to its modern readers, we raise large issues concerning interactions between past and present. Bryn Mawr Classical Review Author InformationDaniel Orrells is Associate Professor in Classics and Ancient History at the University of Warwick. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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