Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature

by Gwendolyn Leick

Book Overview

Sex and Eroticism in Mesopotamian Literature is a new contribution to current debates about sex and eroticism. It gives an insight into Mesopotamian attitudes to sexuality by examining the oldest preserved written evidence on the subject - the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform sources - which were written between the 21st and the 5th centuries B.C. Using these long-neglected and often astonishing data, Gwendolyn Leick is able to anlayse Mesopotamian views...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415311616
• ISBN13: 9780415311618
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"