Sex and the Second-Best City
Sex and Society in the Laws of Plato
Language
EnglishAbstract
Sex and the Second-Best City deals with the topics of sex and society in the Laws of Plato with recourse to historical context and modern critical theory. It examines reconstructions of ancient "sexuality" with a view to increased clarification. The text of the Laws is considered, along with many of its literary qualities, its influences and the utopian plan that it proposes.
Keywords
Athenian Stranger; plato's; Plato's Narrator; narrator; Young Men; athenian; Plato's Era; stranger; IOI; era; Excessive Desire; vigilance; Performative Models; committee; Vice Versa; magnesian; Vigilance Committee; state; Chapter III; citizens; Legal Preambles; Ancient Sexuality; Excessive Pleasure; Book III; Free Woman; Mixed Sex Coupling; Opposite Sex; Athenian Counterparts; Tie; Plato's InterestISBN
9781135474447, 9781135474584, 9781135474515, 9780203958629, 9780415762779, 9780415972734Publisher
Taylor & FrancisPublisher website
http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/Publication date and place
Oxford, 2005Imprint
RoutledgeSeries
Studies in Classics,Classification
Ancient history
Pages
332Review type
ProposalAnonymity
Single-anonymisedReviewer type
Internal editor; External peer reviewerReview stage
Pre-publicationOpen review
NoPublish responsibility
Publisher
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described
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open access