The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Revised edition)
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The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Revised edition)

The Garden of Priapus: Sexuality and Aggression in Roman Humor (Revised edition)

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Amy Richlin (Author)  

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Statues of the god Priapus stood in Roman gardens to warn potential thieves that the god would rape them if they attempted to steal from him. Amy Richlin argues that the attitude of sexual aggressiveness in defence of a bounded area serves as a model for Roman satire from Lucilius to Juvenal. Using literary, anthropological, psychological, and feminist methodologies, she suggests that aggressive sexual humour reinforces aggressive behaviour on both the individual and societal level, and that Roman satire provides an insight into Roman culture.
  • Contributor: Amy Richlin
  • Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
  • ISBN13: 9780195068733
  • Number of Pages: 348
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234x26mm
  • Packaged Weight: 545
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
  • Release Date: 1992-10-15
  • Binding: Paperback / softback

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