Foucault's Virginity Ancient Erotic Fiction and the History of Sexuality [Paperback]

This is a study of how sex and sexuality are written about in the first centuries of this era.This study of how sex and sexuality were written about in the first centuries of this era reveals how the standard accounts were distorted by ignoring the sexy, ironic and often bizarre texts of the ancient novel, erotic poetry and humorous dialogues.This study of how sex and sexuality were written about in the first centuries of this era reveals how the standard accounts were distorted by ignoring the sexy, ironic and often bizarre texts of the ancient novel, erotic poetry and humorous dialogues.This is a study of how sex and sexuality were written about in the first centuries of this era, a central period in the history of sexuality. Writing with the same wit and verve as the ancient writers he engages with, Simon Goldhill shows how the standard accounts of sexuality in this period are distorted by ignoring the sexy, ironic and often bizarre texts of the ancient novel, erotic poetry and humorous dialogues.Preface; 1. Virginity and going the whole hog: violence and the protocols of desire; 2. The gay science; 3. How like a woman; Notes; Indexes. An important and accessible work. Recommended for graduate and undergraduates. Religious Studies Review