The Greeks and Greek love: a radical reappraisal of homosexuality In Ancient Greece - Hardcover

DAVIDSON, James

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9780297819974: The Greeks and Greek love: a radical reappraisal of homosexuality In Ancient Greece

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ISBN 10: 0297819976 ISBN 13: 9780297819974

Publisher: Orion, 2007

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A radical reappraisal of homosexuality in Ancient Greece, the first full-scale book on the subject in English since 1978, by a young historian described as 'the best thing to happen to ancient history for decades' (Andrew Roberts, MAIL ON SUNDAY)

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About the Author:

JAMES DAVIDSON is Reader in Ancient History at the University of Warwick. He has written on a wide range of ancient topics, including the historiography of Roman imperialism, prostitution, drinking to get drunk, sacred time and fish. He is the author of Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens (1997), and is a irregular contributor to The London Review of Books among other journals.

Review:

'By turns lyrical, analytic and militant, this is a magnificently personal and self-reflexive book...' -- Catharine Edwards, TLS

'James Davidson's revisionist account emerges with winning charm from the bloodshed... a landmark in gay studies' -- Tom Cameron, TIME OUT

'Massively informed and informative ... vital and outstanding study.' -- THE SPECTATOR

'a highly erudite work of social and cultural history, astonishingly wide-ranging... an extraordinary achievement, ranging far and wide... unpredictable and lateral-thinking... superb...' -- Oliver Taplin, THE GUARDIAN

'a long haul over strange terrain, spiky with fragments and pulsating with beautiful ghosts... massive work of research, reflection and surprise' -- DAILY TELEGRAPH

'a picture of sexuality among the ancient Greeks which is both familiar in some respects and radically new... with witty diversions... quite an achievement' -- Joan Smith, THE INDEPENDENT

'an impressive study stuffed with juicy tidbits and meaty detail' -- BOYZ

'fascinating, funny, decidedly comprehensive... entertaining and discursive' -- GAY COMMUNITY NEWS

'provocative and enthralling... fascinating and perplexing.' -- QX INTERNATIONAL

'will be read by many people, and I predict a riot... real brilliance, and it is written throughout with flair and passion' -- Simon Goldhill, THES

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