Overview

This comprehensive study of Roman sexuality and the ideologies of masculinity discusses a wide range of ancient texts, arguing that native Roman concepts of masculinity did not rely on the distinction between homosexuality and heterosexuality, but were instead structured around such antitheses as free versus slave, dominant versus subordinate, and masculine versus effeminate.

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Author:   Craig A. Williams (Assistant Professor of Classics, Assistant Professor of Classics, Brooklyn College, City University of New York)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780195125054

ISBN 10:   0195125053
Pages:   408
Publication Date:   10 June 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9780195388749
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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...the scholarship is excellent... this study is highly informative and well-argued. James E. Miller, Arch Sex Behav A landmark work of scholarship and should prove accessible to scholars of all disciplines American Historical Review Williams presents a wealth of material that will intrigue the contemporary reader with its strangeness American Historical Review Extraordinary clarity and persuasiveness ... this book may do more for the understanding of classical sexuality than any since Kenneth Dover's Greek Homosexuality of twenty years ago W. V. Harris, Times Literary Supplement

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