Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity

Front Cover
John Wiley & Sons, Jul 28, 2015 - Literary Criticism - 236 pages

Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity examines the impact that sexual fantasies about the classical world have had on modern Western culture.

  • Offers a wealth of information on sex in the Greek and Roman world
  • Correlates the study of classical sexuality with modern Western cultures
  • Identifies key influential themes in the evolution of erotic discourse from antiquity to modernity
  • Presents a serious and thought-provoking topic with great accessibility

Other editions - View all

Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity
Alastair J. L. Blanshard
No preview available - 2010
Sex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity
Alastair J. L. Blanshard
No preview available - 2010

About the author (2015)

Alastair J. L. Blanshard is a senior lecturer in Classics & Ancient History at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Hercules: A Heroic Life (2005).

Bibliographic information

TitleSex: Vice and Love from Antiquity to Modernity
Classical Receptions
AuthorAlastair J. L. Blanshard
Editionreprint
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, 2015
ISBN1119062535, 9781119062530
Length236 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Ancient / General
History / General
Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
  
Export CitationBiBTeX EndNote RefMan