GREEK "HOMOSEXUALITY": WHITHER THE DEBATE?
Abstract
1 INTRODUCTION In this paper, we have attempted an overview of recent contributions to the debate surrounding "homosexuality" in ancient Greece during the classical period. We have both taught courses on sexuality in antiquity at an undergraduate and postgraduate level and have not yet come across a study which situates the debate taking place in classical studies in its broader intellectual framework, in such a way that it is accessible to anyone desiring an introduction to the field and suggestions for further research. We hope that this paper will address this need. We have confined ourselves to male "homosexuality" in ancient Greece as most of the literature is concerned with this phenomenon; however those ·interested in an introduction to female "homosexuality" in antiquity are referred to Dover (1989:171-184), Hallett (1979), Henderson (1988:1261-1263) and Lardinois (1989).
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2014-03-30
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