{"product_id":"sex-vice-and-love-from-antiquity-to-modernity-paperback-softback-9781119025481","title":"Sex; Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity (Paperback \/ softback) 9781119025481","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSex\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eVice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlastair J. L. Blanshard (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119025481, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 July 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e236 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.395 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20%5BHB%5D%22\"\u003eHB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501372174616,"sku":"9781119025481","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119025481.jpg?v=1786234219","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sex-vice-and-love-from-antiquity-to-modernity-paperback-softback-9781119025481","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}