Description
Book SynopsisExploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, this book traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides an insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens.
Trade Review"[Wohl's] results are never less than provocative."--Stephen Halliwell, Times Literary Supplement "A fascinating, thought-provoking book that takes time to absorb."--Peter Krentz, Religious Studies Review
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*PREFACE, pg. ix*Introduction: Ideological Desire, pg. 1*Chapter I. PERICLES' LOVERS, pg. 30*Chapter II. PORNOS OF THE PEOPLE, pg. 73*Chapter III. PERVERSE DESIRE: THE EROS OF ALCIBIADES, pg. 124*Chapter IV. THE EROTICS OF EMPIRE, pg. 171*Chapter V. WHAT DOES THE TYRANT WANT?, pg. 215*Conclusion, pg. 270*Bibliography, pg. 284*Index Locorum, pg. 313*General Index, pg. 321
