LEADER 03379nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910451666103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-52567-3 010 $a0-19-802333-2 010 $a1-4294-0734-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000465872 035 $a(EBL)272940 035 $a(OCoLC)476013427 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000160735 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11161293 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000160735 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10190677 035 $a(PQKB)10688294 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272940 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272940 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278940 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL52567 035 $a(OCoLC)466428733 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000465872 100 $a19910708d1992 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe garden of Priapus$b[electronic resource] $esexuality and aggression in Roman humor /$fAmy Richlin 205 $aRev. ed. 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d1992 215 $a1 online resource (352 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-506873-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 292-294) and indexes. 327 $aCONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1. Roman Concepts of Obscenity; CHAPTER 2. The Erotic Ideal in Latin Literature and Contemporary Greek Epigram; CHAPTER 3. The Content and Workings of Roman Sexual Humor; CHAPTER 4. Graffiti, Gossip, Lampoons, and Rhetorical Invective; CHAPTER 5. Literature Based on Invective: Invective against Old Women, Priapic Poetry, and Epigram; CHAPTER 6. Catullus, Ovid, and the Art of Mockery; CHAPTER 7. Sexual Satire; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX 1. The Evidence on the Circumstances Surrounding Adultery at Rome 327 $aAPPENDIX 2. The Circumstances of Male Homosexuality in Roman Society of the Late Republic and Early EmpireNOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA; ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; INDEX VERBORUM; GENERAL INDEX 330 $aUsing literary and feminist methodology, this study argues that an attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defence served as a model for Roman satire. The author suggests that aggressive sexual humour reinforced Roman aggressive behaviour on both the individual and societal levels. 606 $aLatin wit and humor$xHistory and criticism 606 $aErotic poetry, Latin$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAggressiveness in literature 606 $aSatire, Latin$xHistory and criticism 606 $aPriapus (Greek deity) in literature 606 $aSex in literature 606 $aInvective 607 $aRome$xIn literature 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLatin wit and humor$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aErotic poetry, Latin$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAggressiveness in literature. 615 0$aSatire, Latin$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aPriapus (Greek deity) in literature. 615 0$aSex in literature. 615 0$aInvective. 676 $a877.01093538 676 $a877/.01093538 700 $aRichlin$b Amy$f1951-$0299832 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451666103321 996 $aThe garden of Priapus$92469561 997 $aUNINA