Sexual morality in ancient rome
Auteur :
Langlands, Rebecca
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521859431
Date de publication :
25 mai 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,7 cm
Poids :
770 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The untranslatable concept of pudicitia (broadly meaning 'sexual virtue') is crucial to understanding Roman sexuality. Close reading of Latin literary texts reveals that, ever controversial and unsettled, it formed the heart of several key Roman debates, such as that concerning the difference between men and women.