Looking at Lovemaking : Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C.-A.D.250
John R. Clarke
Bok Engelsk 1998 · Electronic books.
| Utgitt | Berkerley : : University of California Press, , 1998.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (407 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Cultural Construction of Sexuality; 2 Greek and Hellenistic Constructions of Lovemaking; The Augustan and Early ]ulio-Claudian Periods (2 7 B.C. - A.D. 30); 3 Representations of Male-to-Male Lovemaking; 4 Representations of Male-to-Female Lovemaking; 5 Sex and the Body of the Other; Pompeii: The Neronian and Flavian Periods (A.D. 54-79); 6 The Display of Erotica and The Erotics of Display in Houses; 7 The Display of Erotica and The Erotics of Display in Public Buildings. - Italy and the Provinces: The First through the Third Centuries8 The Invention and Spread of Sexual Imagery through the Roman World; Conclusions; Notes; Glossary; A; C; E; F; G; H; I; L; N; O; P; R; S; T; A Guide to Classical Texts; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. - What did sex mean to the ancient Romans? In this lavishly illustrated study, John R. Clarke investigates a rich assortment of Roman erotic art to answer this question-and along the way, he reveals a society quite different from our own. Clarke reevaluates our understanding of Roman art and society in a study informed by recent gender and cultural studies, and focusing for the first time on attitudes toward the erotic among both the Roman non-elite and women. This splendid volume is the first study of erotic art and sexuality to set these works-many newly discovered and previously unpublished-i
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| ISBN | 0520200241
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