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Author Winkler, John J.

Title The constraints of desire : the anthropology of sex and gender in ancient Greece / John J. Winkler
Published New York : Routledge, [1990]

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Description x, 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series New ancient world series
New ancient world.
Contents Unnatural acts: erotic protocols in Artemidoros' Dream analysis -- Laying down the law: the oversight of men's sexual behavior in classical Athens -- The constraints of desire: erotic magical spells -- The education of Chloe: hidden injuries of sex -- Penelope's cunning and Homer's -- Double consciousness in Sappho's lyrics -- The laughter of the oppressed: Demeter and the gardens of Adonis
Analysis Greece Man Sexuality, ancient period - Sociological perspectives
Notes "The new ancient world"--Jacket
Includes indexes
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 237-254
Subject Sex customs -- Greece -- History.
Women -- Greece -- Social conditions.
LC no. 89033156
ISBN 0415901227
0415901235 (paperback)
Other Titles New ancient world
New ancient world