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Sex on Show : Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome by Caroline Vout (2013, Hardcover)
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The ancient Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Phallic imagery, sex scenes, and the lively activities of their promiscuous gods adorned many objects, buildings, and sculptures. Caroline Vout examines the abundance of sexual imagery in Greek and Roman culture.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520280202
ISBN-139780520280205
eBay Product ID (ePID)159960900
Product Key Features
Book TitleSex on Show : Seeing the Erotic in Greece and Rome
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / General, Subjects & Themes / Erotica, History / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, History
AuthorCaroline Vout
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight33.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-939862
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal704.9428
Table Of Content1. Sex, Love, Seduction 2. Exposure 3. Fantasy 4. Divine Encounters 5. Fatal Attraction 6. Desire for the Antique Further reading A note about Greek pottery Picture credits Index
SynopsisThe ancient Greeks and Romans were not shy about sex. Phallic imagery, sex scenes, and the lively activities of their promiscuous gods adorned many objects, buildings, and sculptures. Drinking cups, oil-lamps, and walls were decorated with scenes of seduction; statues of erect penises served as boundary-stones and signposts; and marble satyrs and nymphs grappled in gardens. Caroline Vout examines the abundance of sexual imagery in Greek and Roman culture. Were these images intended to be shocking, humorous, or exciting? Are they about sex or love? How are we to know whether our responses to them are akin to those of the ancients? The answers to these questions provide fascinating insights into ancient attitudes toward religion, politics, sex, gender, and the body. They also reveal how the ancients saw themselves and their world, and how subsequent centuries have seen them. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this lively and thought-provoking book not only addresses theories of sexual practice and social history, it is also a visual history of what it meant and still means to stare sex in the face.
LC Classification NumberN8217.E6
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