Through an explanation of forty figures in European culture, The Seduction of the Mediterranean argues that the Mediterranean, classical and contemporary, was the central theme in homoerotic writing and art from the 1750s to the 1950s. Episodes of exile, murder, drug-taking, wild homosexual orgies and court cases are woven into an original study of a significant theme in European culture. The myth of a homoerotic Mediterranean made a major contribution to general attitudes towards Antiquity, the Renaissance and modern Italy and Greece.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Routledge
ISBN-10
0415093120
ISBN-13
9780415093125
eBay Product ID (ePID)
709581
Product Key Features
Author
Robert Aldrich
Publication Name
Seduction of the Mediterranean : Writing, Art and Homosexual Fantasy
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
1993
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn721.A43 1993
Grade from
College Freshman
Table of Content
Introduction The Mediterranean Obsession 1. Sex and Society in the European Mediterranean: Greek, Roman and Renaissance 2. Winckelmann and Platen 3. Englishmen in Southern Europe 4. Following in the Footsteps 5. Mediterranean Men in Art and Photography 6. The Social and Historical Context 7. Contemporary Echoes Conclusion The Birth and Near Death of a Gay Myth