Greek Homosexuality

(London): Duckworth, 1978. First UK edition. Quarto in aqua pictorial jacket; color frontis; x, 244 pages, 29 unnumbered leaves of b&w plates: illustrations; 24 cm Mild external wear & sunning to jacket front; else fine in near fine thus jacket now in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780674362611, 9780394742243

Contents: I. Problems, sources and methods. 1. Scale. 2. The visual arts. 3. Literature. 4. Vocabulary. II. The prosecution of troublemakers. A. The law. 1. Male prostitution. 2. Penalties. 3. Status. 4. Hubris. B. Manifestations of Eros. 1. Defences against a charge of prostitution. 2. Eros and desire. 3. Eros and love. 4. Following and fighting. 5. Homosexual poetry. C. Nature and society. 1. Natural impulse. 2. Male and female physique. 3. Masculine and feminine styles. 4. Pursuit and flight. 5. Courtship and copulation. 6. Dominant and subordinate roles. III. Special aspects and developments. A. Publicity. B. Predilections and fantasies. C. Comic exploitation. D. Philosophical exploitation. E. Women and homosexuality. IV. Changes. A. The Dorians. B. Myth and history. Notes: Includes indexes.