Ancient Sex: New Essays

Synopsis

Ancient Sex: New Essays Presents Groundbreaking Work In A Post-foucauldian Mode On Sexuality, Sexual Identities, And Gender Identities In Ancient Greece And Rome. Since The Production Of Foucault's History Of Sexuality, The Field Of Classics Has Been Caught In A Recursive Loop Of Argument Regarding The Existence--or Lack Thereof--of Sexuality (particularly Homosexuality) As A Meaningful Cultural Concept For Ancient Greece And Rome. Much Of The Argument Concerning These Issues, However, Has Failed To Engage With The Central Argument Of Foucault's Work, Namely, The Assertion That Sexuality As We Understand It Is The Correlative Of A Historically Specific Form Of Medical And Legal Discourse That Emerged Only In The Late Nineteenth Century--page [4] Of Cover. Vaseworld: Depiction And Description Of Sex At Athens / Holt N. Parker -- Lesbians Are Not From Lesbos / Kate Gilhuly -- Pederasty And The Popular Audience / Julia Shapiro -- What Is Greek Sex For? / Nancy Worman -- Lusty Ladies In The Roman Imaginary / Deborah Kamen And Sarah Levin-richardson -- The Illusion Of Sexual Identity In Lucian's Dialogues Of The Courtesans 5 / Sandra Boehringer -- Sculpting Antinous: Creations Of The Ideal Companion / Bryan E. Burns -- Epilogue: Not Fade Away / David M. Halperin. Edited By Ruby Blondell And Kirk Ormand. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.