{"product_id":"sex-9781119025481","title":"Sex","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity\u003c\/i\u003e examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCorrelates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdentifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Roman Vice 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Naked Bodies 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Introduction (less than successful) to the Naked Body 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Naked Body in Greece 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNaked Romans 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Love of Art and the Art of Love 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Obscene Texts 34\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIllustrating the Unspeakable 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTalking Dirty 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Erotic Rites 48\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Myth of the Orgy 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocating the Erotic in Roman Religion 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Imperial Biography 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Private Lives of the Caesars 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplaining Roman Gossip Culture 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Greek Love 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Introduction 91\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is 'Greek Love'? Scenes from a Courtroom I 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Greece 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Loves of Hellas 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Platonic Vision 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Rome and the West 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreece under Rome and Rome under Greece 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Love Burns Briefly, but Brightly 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Renaissance and Enlightenment 124\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGiving Birth in the Beautiful 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pursuit of Love 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Nineteenth Century and Beyond 143\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Love Triumphant 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSapphic Love 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Mixed Legacy: Greek Love in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Epilogue 164\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScenes from a Courtroom II 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes and Further Reading 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 205\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406968660311,"sku":"9781119025481","price":23.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119025481.jpg?v=1730497730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sex-9781119025481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}