Title Greek epigram and Byzantine culture : gender, desire, and denial in the age of Justinian / Steven D. Smith

Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps Series Greek culture in the Roman world Greek culture in the Roman world. Contents Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; A Note on Names and Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 Food and Wine; Chapter 2 An Erotic Geography; Chapter 3 Urban Pleasures; Chapter 4 Phallic Creatures; Chapter 5 Classical Women; Chapter 6 Thieving Aphrodite; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Summary An exciting analysis of gender and sexual desire in sixth century Greek epigram that bridges classical and early Byzantine culture Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Epigrams, Greek -- History and criticism Epigrams, Byzantine -- History and criticism Literature and society -- Byzantine Empire HISTORY -- Europe -- General. Epigrams, Byzantine Epigrams, Greek Literature and society Manners and customs SUBJECT Byzantine Empire -- Social life and customs Byzantine Empire -- History -- Justinian I, 527-565. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85018487 Subject Byzantine Empire Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Form Electronic book ISBN 1108572030 9781108572033 9781108647939 1108647936 9781108480239 1108480233 9781108727167 1108727166

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