Eros : the myth of ancient Greek sexuality /

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Author / Creator:Thornton, Bruce S.
Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1997.
Description:xvii, 282 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2574625
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ISBN:0813332257 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-268) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: "Custom the King of All"
  • Part 1. The "Controlless Core"
  • 1. The "Tyrant of Gods and Men"
  • 2. The Golden Child of the Bloody Foam
  • 3. Pandora's "Foul Tribe of Women"
  • 4. Monsters of Appetite
  • Part 2. The "Fancied Sway"
  • 5. Taming the Beasts
  • 6. Erotic Technology
  • 7. Wives and the Order of the House
  • 8. Eros the Pedagogue
  • Conclusion: Dissing Eros and Aphrodite
  • Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Critical Bibliography
  • About the Book and Author
  • Index