Roman Homosexuality: Ideologies of Masculinity in Classical Antiquity (Ideologies of Desire) by Williams, Craig A

Oxford University Press, 6/10/1999 12:00:01 A. hardcover. Good. 1.3000 9.0000 6.5000. Remainder mark. Cornors of spine have minor scuffing.

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Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford, 1999. XII,395,(8)p. ills. Imitation leather bound.Signature on free endpaper. A few light, erasable pencil annotations. Nice copy. 'The early chapters are the best. On the basis of literary sources Williams contends (pp. 18-19) that Roman male sexuality centered on three 'traditional protocols governing sexual practices': first, 'a self-respecting Roman man must always give the appearance of playing the insertive role in penetrative acts, and not the receptive role'; second, 'apart from his wife, freeborn Romans were officially off-limits [as] sexual partners for a Roman man'; and third, 'less of a rule than a tendency pervading the ancient sources: a noticeable proclivity toward smooth young bodies.' This book, which will be widely consulted and cited, has much to recommend it. Williams provides a good bibliography, and his index of sources is helpful; by contrast, the general index is inadequate (e.g., no entry for… Read More

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