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Themes such as marriage, prostitution and same-sex attraction are presented comparatively, with material from the Greek and Roman worlds shown side by side; this approach allows readers to interpret the written records with a full awareness of the different context of these separate but related societies. Commentaries are provided throughout, focusing on vocabulary and social and historical context.  \nMarguerite Johnson is a lecturer in the School of Humanities at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. Her main research interests are in Latin poetry, especially Catullus, Ovid and Martial. She is also researching the history of ancient magic, particularly the role of women as practitioners.  \nTerry Ryan is a senior lecturer in the School of Liberal Arts, University of Newcastle, New South Wales. His main research interests are Greek and Roman erotic literature, Catullus and Augustan Age literature.  \nSEXUALITY IN GREEK AND ROMAN SOCIETY AND LITERATURE  \nA Sourcebook  \nMarguerite Johnson and Terry Ryan  \nLONDON AND NEW YORK  \nFirst published 2005 by  \nRoutledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge 270 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10016  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group  \nThis edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2006.  \n“To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to [http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/](http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/).”© 2005Marguerite Johnson and Terry Ryan All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data  \nJohnson, Marguerite, 1965– Sexuality in Greek and Roman literature and society :  \n[a sourcebook / Marguerite Johnson and Terry Ryan. p. cm](a sourcebook / Marguerite Johnson and Terry Ryan. p. cm). Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Classical literature—History and criticism.  \n2. Sex in literature. 3. Sex customs—Greece—History—To 500.  \n4. Sex—Greece—History—To 500. 5. Sex customs in literature. 6. Sex customs—Rome.  \n7. Sex—Rome. I. Ryan, Terry. II. Title. PA3014.S47J64 2005 880′.09—dc22 2004012722 ISBN 0-203-64582-0 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN 0-203-67422-7 (Adobe eReader Format)  \nISBN 0-415-17330-2 (hbk)  \nISBN 0-415-17331-0 (pbk)  \nD. M. EMERITUS PROFESSOR GODFREY TANNER S. T. T. 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