Sexual Life In Ancient Greece (Kegan Paul Library on Sexual Life) - Hardcover

Licht, Hans

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0710307020 ISBN 13: 9780710307026

Publisher: Routledge, 2001

Synopsis

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

About this title

Synopsis:

From Ancient Greece, modern Western civilisation has derived many of its artistic philosophical and political ideals. But, in certain areas of sexual tolerance and inventiveness, we still have much to learn from the land and age which produced the most flourishing and creative culture of the ancient world. Professor Hans Licht, in this erudite and fascinating book, discusses in full every aspect of the Ancient Greeks' sexual life. Through literary, historical and artistic evidence, he presents an accurate, detailed picture of the position of women in Greek life, the erotic element in Greek religion and literature, the institutions of prostitution and make homosexuality and the more arcane sexual deviations indulged in by the Greeks. Particularly intriguing is his discussion of the Hetairae, female prostitutes who offered intellectual as well as sensual stimulation to their clients.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0710307020
• ISBN 13: 9780710307026
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 478