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They sat in brothels and walked the streets; they paid taxes and set up dedications in religious sanctuaries; they appeared as characters—sometimes admirable, sometimes despicable—on the comic stage and in the law courts; they lived lavishly, consorting with famous poets and politicians; and they participated in otherwise all male banquets and drinking parties, where they aroused jealousy among their anxious lovers. The chapters in this volume examine a wide variety of genres and sources, from legal and religious tracts to the genres of lyric poetry, love elegy, and comic drama to the graffiti scrawled on the walls of ancient Pompeii.
These essays reflect the variety and vitality of the debates engendered by the last three decades of research by confronting the ambiguous terms for prostitution in ancient languages, the difficulty of distinguishing the prostitute from the woman who is merely promiscuous or adulterous, the question of whether sacred or temple prostitution actually existed in the ancient Near East and Greece, and the political and social implications of literary representations of prostitutes and courtesans.
The readable style and lively English translations will make this book accessible not only to students and specialists but also to the broader reading public. Cahill, and Patricia A. McClure Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World Publication of this volume has been made possible through the generous support and enduring vision of warren g. Prostitutes and Courtesans in the Ancient World Edited by christopher a.
Faraone and Laura K. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN cloth: alk. Prostitution— Rome—History—Congresses. Courtesans—Greece—History— Congresses. Sex role—Greece—History—To —Congresses. Sex role— Rome—History—To —Congresses. Faraone, Christopher A. HQP76 We are also grateful to colleagues in the Classics and Hebrew and Semitic Studies Department at Wisconsin for their hospitality during the conference.
