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Greek prostitutes in the ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE /

Greek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE challenges the often-romanticized view of the prostitute as an urbane and liberated courtesan by examining the social and economic realities of the sex industry in Greco-Roman culture. Departing from the conventional focus on elite socie...

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Други автори: Glazebrook, Allison, 1966-, Henry, Madeleine Mary, 1949-
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ℗♭2011.
Серия: Wisconsin studies in classics.
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Онлайн достъп: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=333009
Подобни документи: Print version:: Greek prostitutes in the ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE.
Резюме: Greek Prostitutes in the Ancient Mediterranean, 800 BCE-200 CE challenges the often-romanticized view of the prostitute as an urbane and liberated courtesan by examining the social and economic realities of the sex industry in Greco-Roman culture. Departing from the conventional focus on elite society, these essays consider the Greek prostitute as displaced foreigner, slave, and member of an urban underclass. The contributors draw on a wide range of material and textual evidence to discuss portrayals of prostitutes on painted vases and in the literary tradition, their roles at symposia (Greek drinking parties), and their place in the everyday life of the polis. Reassessing many assumptions about the people who provided and purchased sexual services, this volume yields a new look at gender, sexuality, urbanism, and economy in the ancient Mediterranean world.
Физически характеристики: 1 online resource (xi, 324 pages) : illustrations.
Библиография: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.
ISBN: 9780299235635
0299235637
1283077531
9781283077538