Looking at Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C.-A.D. 250

by John R. Clarke

Book Overview

What did sex mean to the ancient Romans? In this lavishly illustrated study, John R. Clarke investigates a rich assortment of Roman erotic art to answer this question--and along the way, he reveals a society quite different from our own. Clarke reevaluates our understanding of Roman art and society in a study informed by recent gender and cultural studies, and focusing for the first time on attitudes toward the erotic among both the Roman non-elite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520229045
• ISBN13: 9780520229044
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.9" x 9.9"