Greek Homosexuality : With Forewords by Stephen Halliwell, Mark Masterson and James Robson.

Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword: The Book and its Author -- Foreword: The Book and its Influence -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I Problems, Sources and Methods -- 1 Scale -- 2 The Visual Arts -- 3 Literature -- 4 Vocabulary -- II The Prosecution of Timarkhos -- A The Law -- 1 Male Prostitution -- 2 Penalties -- 3 Status -- 4 Hubris -- B Manifestations of Eros -- 1 Defences against a Charge of Prostitution -- 2 Eros and Desire -- 3 Eros and Love -- 4 Following and Fighting -- 5 Homosexual Poetry -- C Nature and Society -- 1 Natural Impulse -- 2 Male and Female Physique -- 3 Masculine and Feminine Styles -- 4 Pursuit and Flight -- 5 Courtship and Copulation -- 6 Dominant and Subordinate Roles -- III Special Aspects and Developments -- A Publicity -- B Predilections and Fantasies -- C Comic Exploitation -- D Philosophical Exploitation -- E Women and Homosexuality -- IV Changes -- A The Dorians -- B Myth and History -- Postscript, 1989 -- List of Vases -- Bibliography -- Index of Greek Texts and Documents -- Index of Greek Words -- General Index -- Plate Section.

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