Aphrodisia: Women, Sex and Pleasure in the Classical World by Jean Menzies (Engl

by Jean Menzies

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The Nile on eBay Aphrodisia by Jean Menzies A lively history of women s sex, desire and pleasure in the classical world FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Offers fascinating insights into women s worlds and desires in Greco-Roman antiquity and beyond. Emily Hauser, Sunday Times bestselling author of Mythica A wonderfully witty and insightful look at attitudes towards female sexual pleasure in Ancient Greece and Rome... Truly fabulous. Elodie Harper, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Wolf Den trilogy***Was Ovid a surprising champion of women s sexual pleasure? Or did he just want them to fake it? Where did the British Museum curators hide the most pornographic of frescoes? And what exactly was the phallic wooden object excavated in 90 s Northumberland?In APHRODISIA, Dr Jean Menzies dives into the hidden history of women s sexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome. The classical world stretched across the Mediterranean for more than a millennium, its people and cultures wide and varied and its sexual proclivities equally so. Yet so often when we read about sex in antiquity it is about the men folk first and foremost: which brothels they were visiting, how they balanced wives and lovers, and what they got up to in the gymnasium. Delving into the literature, art and artefacts of the ancient world, from sex toys to seduction tips to kink, Dr Jean Menzies instead centres women and their desire. In doing so, she uncovers the many faces of women

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781800963207
• Condition: Fine

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