Roman Homosexuality : Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity: Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical AntiquityOxford University Press, USA, 12 mag 1999 - 416 pagine This book provides a thoroughly documented discussion of ancient Roman ideologies of masculinity and sexuality with a focus on ancient representations of sexual experience between males. It gathers a wide range of evidence from the second century B.C. to the second century A.D.--above all from such literary texts as courtroom speeches, love poetry, philosophy, epigram, and history, but also graffiti and other inscriptions as well as artistic artifacts--and uses that evidence to reconstruct the contexts within which Roman texts were created and had their meaning. The book takes as its starting point the thesis that in order to understand the Roman material, we must make the effort to set aside any preconceptions we might have regarding sexuality, masculinity, and effeminacy. Williams' book argues in detail that for the writers and readers of Roman texts, the important distinctions were drawn not between homosexual and heterosexual, but between free and slave, dominant and subordinate, masculin and effeminate as conceived in specifically Roman terms. Other important questions addressed by this book include the differences between Roman and Greek practices and ideologies; the influence exerted by distinctively Roman ideals of austerity; the ways in which deviations from the norms of masculine sexual practice were negotiated both in the arena of public discourse and in real men's lives; the relationship between the rhetoric of "nature" and representations of sexual practices; and the extent to which same-sex marriages were publicly accepted. |
Dall'interno del libro
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Pagina 4
... acts and agents on the basis of whether only males or males and females were involved . ( We will see that sexual acts between females were treated rather differently . ) A study of Roman homo- sexuality would seem as incomplete and as ...
... acts and agents on the basis of whether only males or males and females were involved . ( We will see that sexual acts between females were treated rather differently . ) A study of Roman homo- sexuality would seem as incomplete and as ...
Pagina 5
... act . " 11 Nor do the existing monographs specifically dedicated to the question of Roman " homosexuality " or " bisexuality " seriously interrogate those categories . Eva Cantarella , who promisingly begins her 1988 book ( published in ...
... act . " 11 Nor do the existing monographs specifically dedicated to the question of Roman " homosexuality " or " bisexuality " seriously interrogate those categories . Eva Cantarella , who promisingly begins her 1988 book ( published in ...
Pagina 6
... acts or the desire that leads to those acts . All of this linguistic usage reflects a central assumption of my work : while describing a sexual act as taking place between males , between males and females , or between females , can be ...
... acts or the desire that leads to those acts . All of this linguistic usage reflects a central assumption of my work : while describing a sexual act as taking place between males , between males and females , or between females , can be ...
Pagina 8
... act.27 In this regard , another preliminary point deserves to be made . There is a no- ticeable disparity between Roman representations of sexual practices between males and those of sexual practices between females.28 The poetry of ...
... act.27 In this regard , another preliminary point deserves to be made . There is a no- ticeable disparity between Roman representations of sexual practices between males and those of sexual practices between females.28 The poetry of ...
Pagina 10
... acts , and never the receptive ( " passive " ) role . But if a certain man actually played the receptive role in the majority of his sexual encounters , yet managed to keep that fact a secret known only to himself and his partners , and ...
... acts , and never the receptive ( " passive " ) role . But if a certain man actually played the receptive role in the majority of his sexual encounters , yet managed to keep that fact a secret known only to himself and his partners , and ...
Sommario
Slaves Prostitutes and Wives | 15 |
Greece and Rome | 62 |
The Concept of Stuprum | 96 |
Effeminacy and Masculinity | 125 |
Sexual Roles and Identities | 160 |
Conclusions | 225 |
The Rhetoric of Nature and SameSex Practices | 231 |
Marriage between Males | 245 |
Notes | 259 |
Works Cited | 367 |
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