The Latin Sexual Vocabulary
Title | The Latin Sexual Vocabulary PDF eBook |
Author | J. N. Adams |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Total Pages | 292 |
Release | 1990-10 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9780801841064 |
LIke other languages, Latin contained certain words its speakers considered obscene as well as a rich stock of sexual euphemism and metaphor. Our sources for this information range from surviving graffiti to literary works with a marked sexual content. Yet despite its manifest literary and linguistic interest, the sexual vocabulary of Latin has remained uninvestigated by scholars. J. A. Adams's pioneering and unique reference work collects for the first time evidence of Latin obscenities and sexual euphemisms drawn from both literary and nonliterary sources from the early Republic to about he fouth century A.D. Separate chaptes treat each of the sexual pasrts of the body and the terminology used to describe sexual acts. General topics include the influence of Greek language on Latin, changes in the Latin vocabulary over time (including the evolution of sexual words into general terms of abuse), and lexical differences among various literary genres.
The Latin Sexual Vocabulary
Title | The Latin Sexual Vocabulary PDF eBook |
Author | James Noel Adams |
Publisher | Bristol Classical Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Latin language |
ISBN | 9780715619155 |
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The Ruler's House
Title | The Ruler's House PDF eBook |
Author | Harriet Fertik |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
Total Pages | 255 |
Release | 2019-12-03 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1421432897 |
Examining political culture and thought in early imperial Rome, The Ruler's House confronts the fragility of one-man rule.
Making Sex
Title | Making Sex PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Laqueur |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 342 |
Release | 1992-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780674543553 |
History of sex in the West from the ancients to the moderns by describing the developments in reproductive anatomy and physiology.
Wheelock's Latin
Title | Wheelock's Latin PDF eBook |
Author | Frederic M. Wheelock |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 2904 |
Release | 2010-10-12 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 0062016563 |
The classic, single–volume introductory Latin textbook, introduced in 1956 and still the bestselling and most highly regarded textbook of its kind. Wheelock's Latin, sixth edition, revised, has all the features that have made it the best–selling single–volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them revised and expanded: o 40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors o Self–tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent study o An extensive English–Latin/ Latin–English vocabulary section o A rich selection of original Latin readings –– unlike other textbooks which contain primarily made–up Latin texts o Etymological aids Also includes maps of the Mediterranean, Italy and the Aegean area, as well as numerous photographs illustrating aspects of classical culture, mythology, and historical and literary figures presented in the chapter readings. o The leading self–tutorial Latin program. Also great for college and accelerated high school courses. o Wheelock's Latin is the top–selling Latin reference in the US. o Interest and enrolments in Latin have been steadily rising in the U.S. for the past 20 years. One–half million people are currently enrolled in Latin classes, and at least 10,000 teachers, professors and graduate assistants are teaching the language in America.
The Priapus Poems
Title | The Priapus Poems PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | 164 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9780252067525 |
Unmistakable by virtue of his exaggerated phallus, Priapus--one of Rome's minor fertility gods--inspired a host of epigrammatic poems that offer one of the best primary sources for the study of ancient sexuality. Despite their apparent frivolity, the Priapus poems raise basic questions of class and gender, censorship, and the nature of obscenity. The god's self-conscious indecency placed him squarely in the realm of comedy, but his role as guardian of fertility also gave him a deep religious significance. Richard Hooper's introduction explores this important duality and places the poems in their historical context. Essentially graffiti clothed in the refined forms of classical poetry, The Priapus Poems offers the reader "a trip to Coney Island in a Rolls Royce." Hooper's lively translation makes these playful poems available for the first time to the nonspecialist in an appealing, elegant, and readable version. This edition includes the original Latin texts as well as a commentary on classical references and textual problems.
Homosexuality in Greece and Rome
Title | Homosexuality in Greece and Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas K. Hubbard |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 652 |
Release | 2003-05-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520223813 |
Important primary texts on homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome are translated into modern, explicit English and collected together in this comprehensive sourcebook. Covering an extensive period, the volume includes writings by Plato, Sappho Aeschines, Catullus and Juvenal.