Eva Cantarella draws on a full range of sources - from legal texts, inscriptions and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature - to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. This second edition includes a preface which considers work published since the text first appeared.. A history of
Eva Cantarella draws on a full range of sources - from legal texts, inscriptions and medical documents to poetry and philosophical literature - to reconstruct and compare the bisexual cultures of Athens and Rome. This second edition includes a preface which considers work published since the text first appeared.. A history of bisexuality in the classical ageMany of the same projects are included in Anne Stuart O'Donnell's book but Wendy Hitchmouch's exposition provides far more detail and written analysis of each project and the plates and photographs of his major 'oeuvre' are far more communicative in her book--there are many more elevations and plan views, the illustrations/photographs are much larger and the drawn labels are clearer. Computers are wonderful things but I don't think they should take the place of writing something new. Everywhere we turn, there is something happening, something to see. Yet intelligence was essential. It must have been a difficult assignment to select the images that are reproduced (so beautifully) here. Details never read in other books and articles. This is a plane that is still in operation today in various places and in various forms, although it was beset with problems mechanical and political from the start.Taubman highlights figures such as Richard Bissell, Jim Baker, Edwin Land and others in the pursuit of a plane that would give the feedback needed for intelligence purposes without enormous risk. This probably isn't the first"Cantarella presents the ancient evidence in a straightforward fashion, draws insightful comparisons between heterosexuality and homosexuality, and elucidates the larger cultural context of erotic experience. Byrne, M.D., Psychoanalytic Books: A Quarterly Journal of Reviews "Eva Cantarella's cultural history of bisexuality in the ancient world is an intriguing and accessible study that draws upon a wide range of primary texts and sources A fascinating account of the multi-layered nature of bisexuality in ancient times." Paul Johnson, Pink Paper "Ambitious, learned, and thought-provoking The author displays an impressive command of a wide range of primary and secondary sources, and writes with blessed clarity." Charles C. With its wide scope the book speaks to the classicist, the layman with an interest in antiquity, the student of sexuality, and even to the unabashed seeker of piquant anecdotes." John F. Makowski, Classical Journal "An important study that is destined to take its place next to the classic works of Foucault and Pomeroy." Alan Mendelson, History: Reviews of New Books "Offers a val
- Title : Bisexuality in the Ancient World
- Author : Eva Cantarella
- Rating : 4.70 (737 Vote)
- Publish : 2016-4-10
- Format : Paperback
- Pages : 296 Pages
- Asin : 0300093020
- Language : English
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