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Love among the ruins : the erotics of democracy in classical Athens

by: Wohl, V.

Price: 68,00 EURO

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Category: Greek History
Code: 18310
ISBN-13: 9780691095226 / 978-0-691-09522-6
ISBN-10: 1400825296 / 0-691-09522-1
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication Date: 2002
Publication Place: New Jersey
Binding: Cloth
Pages: 329
Book Condition: New
Comments: Preface; Introduction: Ideological Desire; I. Pericles' Lovers; II. Pornos of the People; III. Perverse Desire: The Eros of Alcibiades; IV. The Erotics of Empire; V. What Does the Tyrant Want?; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index.

Classical Athenian literature often speaks of democratic politics in sexual terms. Citizens are urged to become lovers of the polis, and politicians claim to be lovers of the people. Victoria Wohl argues that this was no dead metaphor. Exploring the intersection between eros and politics in democratic Athens, Wohl traces the private desires aroused by public ideology and the political consequences of citizens' most intimate longings. Love among the Ruins analyzes the civic fantasies that lay beneath (but not necessarily parallel to) Athens's political ideology. It shows how desire can disrupt politics and provides a deeper insight into the democratic unconscious of ancient Athens.

Preface; Introduction: Ideological Desire; I. Pericles' Lovers; II. Pornos of the People; III. Perverse Desire: The Eros of Alcibiades; IV. The Erotics of Empire; V. What Does the Tyrant Want?; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index

Subjects:
Democracy Greece Athens Psychological aspects History
Democracy Psychological aspects
Democratie
Erotiek
Greece Athens
Griekse oudheid
HISTORY Ancient General
Hartstochten
History
POLITICAL SCIENCE Political Process General
Rôle selon le sexe Aspect politique Grèce Athènes Histoire
Sex Political aspects
Sex Political aspects Greece Athens History
Sex role Political aspects
Sex role Political aspects Greece Athens History
Sexualité Aspect politique Grèce Athènes Histoire

 
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Love among the ruins : the erotics of democracy in classical Athens

by: Wohl, V.

  • ISBN-13: 9780691095226 / 978-0-691-09522-6
  • ISBN-03: 1400825296 / 0-691-09522-1
  • Princeton University Press, New Jersey, 2002

Price: 68,00 EURO

1 copy in stock