Greek homosexuality

Hailed as magisterial when it first appeared, Greek Homosexuality remains an academic milestone and continues to be of major importance for students and scholars of gender studies. Kenneth Dover explores the understanding of homosexuality in ancient Greece, examining a vast array of material and textual evidence that leads him to provocative conclusions. This new release of the 1989 second edition, for which Dover wrote an epilogue reflecting on the impact of his book, includes two specially commissioned forewords assessing the author's legacy and the place of his text within modern studies of gender in the ancient world

Previously published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1989. 2nd edition. Updated with new forewords and postscript.

Machine generated contents note: -- Foreword: The Book and Its Author (Stephen Halliwell, University of St Andrews, UK) -- Foreword: The Book and its Influence (Mark Masterson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and James Robson, Open University, UK) 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 Natura/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 In…