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Author Wohl, Victoria, 1966-

Title Love among the ruins : the erotics of democracy in classical Athens / Victoria Wohl
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 329 pages)
Contents Preface; Introduction: Ideological Desire; I. Pericles' Lovers; II. Pornos of the People; III. Perverse Desire: The Eros of Alcibiades; IV. The Erotics of Empire; V. What Does the Tyrant Want?; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index
Summary Classical Athenian literature often speaks of democratic politics in sexual terms. Citizens are urged to become lovers of the polis, and politicians claim to be lovers of the people. Victoria Wohl argues that this was no dead metaphor. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, Wohl traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. Love among the Ruins analyzes the civic fantasies that lay beneath (but not necessarily parallel to) Athens's political ideology. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides a deeper insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens. --From publisher's description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and indexes
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Subject Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- Psychological aspects -- History
Sex -- Political aspects -- Greece -- Athens -- History
Sex role -- Political aspects -- Greece -- Athens -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
HISTORY -- Ancient -- General.
Democracy -- Psychological aspects
Sex -- Political aspects
Sex role -- Political aspects
Hartstochten.
Democratie.
Erotiek.
Griekse oudheid.
Greece -- Athens
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781400825295
1400825296