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The garden of Priapus : sexuality and aggression in Roman humor / / Amy Richlin



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Autore: Richlin Amy <1951-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The garden of Priapus : sexuality and aggression in Roman humor / / Amy Richlin Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1992
Edizione: Rev. ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 pages)
Disciplina: 877.01093538
877/.01093538
Soggetto topico: Latin wit and humor - History and criticism
Erotic poetry, Latin - History and criticism
Aggressiveness in literature
Satire, Latin - History and criticism
Priapus (Greek deity) in literature
Sex in literature
Invective
Soggetto geografico: Rome In literature
Note generali: Previously issued in print: 1992.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-294) and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; 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
APPENDIX 2. The Circumstances of Male Homosexuality in Roman Society of the Late Republic and Early Empire; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA; ADDITIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF PASSAGES CITED; INDEX VERBORUM; GENERAL INDEX
Sommario/riassunto: Using 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.
Titolo autorizzato: The garden of Priapus  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-19-770461-1
1-280-52567-3
0-19-802333-2
1-4294-0734-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910820926803321
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Serie: Oxford scholarship online.