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The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor
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The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor Paperback - 1992

by Amy Richlin

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Statues of the god Priapus stood in Roman gardens to warn potential thieves that the god would rape them if they attempted to steal from him. In this book, Richlin argues that the attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defense of a bounded area serves as a model for Roman satire from Lucilius to Juvenal. Using literary, anthropological, psychological, and feminist methodologies, she suggests that aggressive sexual humor reinforces aggressive behavior on both the individual and societal levels, and that Roman satire provides an insight into Roman culture. Including a substantial and provocative new introduction, this revised edition is important not only as an in-depth study of Roman sexual satire, but also as a commentary on the effects of all humor on society and its victims.

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Statues of the god Priapus stood in Roman gardens to warn potential thieves that the god would rape them if they attempted to steal from him. In this book, Richlin argues that the attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defense of a bounded area serves as a model for Roman satire from Lucilius to Juvenal. Using literary, anthropological, psychological, and feminist methodologies, she suggests that aggressive sexual humor reinforces aggressive behavior on both the individual and societal levels, and that Roman satire provides an insight into Roman culture. Including a substantial and provocative new introduction, this revised edition is important not only as an in-depth study of Roman sexual satire, but also as a commentary on the effects of all humor on society and its victims.

Details

  • Title The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor
  • Author Amy Richlin
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Publication date 1992-08-20
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780195068733 / 0195068734
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.19 x 6.14 x 1.02 in (23.34 x 15.60 x 2.59 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Sex in literature, Rome - In literature
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 91026716
  • Dewey Decimal Code 877.010

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