| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 329 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-312) and indexes. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. --From publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democracy -- Greece -- Athens -- Psychological aspects -- History.
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Democracy. |
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Greece -- Athens. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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History. |
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Sex -- Political aspects -- Greece -- Athens -- History.
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Sex -- Political aspects. |
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Sex. |
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Sex role -- Political aspects -- Greece -- Athens -- History.
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Sex role -- Political aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Gender roles. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Wohl, Victoria, 1966- Love among the ruins. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2002 0691095221 9780691095226 (DLC) 2002072289 (OCoLC)49891675 |
| ISBN |
9781400825295 (electronic book) |
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1400825296 (electronic book) |
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0691095221 (alkaline paper) |
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9780691095226 |
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