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The sleep of reason : erotic experience and sexual ethics in ancient Greece and Rome

by Juha Sihvola, Martha Nussbaum

This volume examines erotic experience and sexual ethics in ancient Greece and Rome. Contributors analyse philosophical and literary treatments of desire, reciprocity, and self-mastery across various classical texts, from same-sex desire to conjugal love.

Accession 1653 ISBN 0226609154 Publisher University of Chicago Press
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