The joy of sexus : lust, love, & longing in the ancient world /: lust, love, & longing in the ancient world. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Lust, love, & longing in the ancient world
• Further Information: Note: Vicki León.
• Other Names: León, Vicki
• Contents: Section 1. The birds, the bees, & the body parts -- Section 2. Sexual pioneers around the Mediterranean -- Section 3. Legendary loves & sometimes-real romances -- Section 4. Love hurts. But changing gender really smarts -- Section 5. Red-letter days & red-hot nights -- Section 6. Love is a many-splendored thing -- Section 7. For the love of it: pure passions -- Section 8. Demon lovers & gods dark & light -- Section 9. Love dilemmas & lust at the crossroads.
• Publisher Details: New York : Walker & Co
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 302 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 306.70938; History -- Ancient -- General; Sex customs -- Greece -- History -- To 1500; Sex customs -- Rome -- History; Sex customs; Family & Relationships -- Love & Romance; History; Greece; Rome (Empire); Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780802778697; 0802778690
• Related ISBNs: 9780802719973; 080271997X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-288) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.