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__Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity__ examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture. * Offers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world * Correlates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures * Identifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity * Presents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility Content: Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–6): Chapter 2 Naked Bodies (pages 7–33): Chapter 3 Obscene Texts (pages 34–47): Chapter 4 Erotic Rites (pages 48–64): Chapter 5 Imperial Biography (pages 65–87): Chapter 6 Introduction (pages 89–96): Chapter 7 Greece (pages 97–108): Chapter 8 Rome and the West (pages 109–123): Chapter 9 Renaissance and Enlightenment (pages 124–142): Chapter 10 Nineteenth Century and Beyond (pages 143–163): Chapter 11 Epilogue (pages 164–165):
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alastair J. L. Blanshard(auth.), Maria Wyke(eds.)
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Published
- 2010
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780737741957
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- History, Sociology, Literary Criticism
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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