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Sex and Sensuality in the Ancient World

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In this fascinating book Giulia Sissa looks at sensuality and sexual desire in the Greek, Roman, and early Christian worlds, demonstrating how modern concepts of sexuality have emerged from the practices and theories of ancient times. Countering the assumptions of many other scholars, Sissa emphasizes the centrality of heterosexual desire and passion in the classical period, arguing that the importance of homosexuality has been overemphasized.
Drawing widely on contemporary literature and philosophy, Sissa examines each culture in turn, arriving at a variety of fresh insights. She draws a distinction between pleasure and desire in the ancient world, for example, and she analyes the different ways in which men and women were seen to experience erotic feeling, looking closely at portrayals of such transgressive women as Medea, Clytemnestra, and Jocasta. Incisive and often provocative, this is a striking new analysis of sexual attitudes in the classical and post-classical world.


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About the Author

Giulia Sissa is professor of classics at UCLA. Her other books include Greek Virginity, The Daily Life of the Greek Gods (with Marcel Detienne), Le Plaisir et le Mal: Philosophie de la drogue, and L'Ame Est un Corps de Femme. She divides her time among Los Angeles, Paris, and Venice.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterly work.

D.S. · November 16, 2009

Where else but in the writings of the ancient world could you find some knowledge about sex and sensuality in that era? This is a magnificent work of research and reflection, highly informative and offering well grounded criticism of other views on the matter, namely those of Foucault. One emerges from the reading richer and provided with many threads for research and reflection in one's own field (in my case, psychoanalysis).

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Sex and Sensuality in the Ancient World-0
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Description:

In this fascinating book Giulia Sissa looks at sensuality and sexual desire in the Greek, Roman, and early Christian worlds, demonstrating how modern concepts of sexuality have emerged from the practices and theories of ancient times. Countering the assumptions of many other scholars, Sissa emphasizes the centrality of heterosexual desire and passion in the classical period, arguing that the importance of homosexuality has been overemphasized.
Drawing widely on contemporary literature and philosophy, Sissa examines each culture in turn, arriving at a variety of fresh insights. She draws a distinction between pleasure and desire in the ancient world, for example, and she analyes the different ways in which men and women were seen to experience erotic feeling, looking closely at portrayals of such transgressive women as Medea, Clytemnestra, and Jocasta. Incisive and often provocative, this is a striking new analysis of sexual attitudes in the classical and post-classical world.


Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Giulia Sissa is professor of classics at UCLA. Her other books include Greek Virginity, The Daily Life of the Greek Gods (with Marcel Detienne), Le Plaisir et le Mal: Philosophie de la drogue, and L'Ame Est un Corps de Femme. She divides her time among Los Angeles, Paris, and Venice.

Reviews:

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterly work.

D.S. · November 16, 2009

Where else but in the writings of the ancient world could you find some knowledge about sex and sensuality in that era? This is a magnificent work of research and reflection, highly informative and offering well grounded criticism of other views on the matter, namely those of Foucault. One emerges from the reading richer and provided with many threads for research and reflection in one's own field (in my case, psychoanalysis).

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