A little gay history: desire and diversity across the world - Brossura

R. B. Parkinson; Kate Smith

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0714151009 ISBN 13: 9780714151007

Casa editrice: British Museum Press, 2013

Riassunto

How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first `lesbian'? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily `gay'? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? A Little Gay History takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman Warren Cup to images by modern artists including David Hockney and Bhupen Khakhar to consider questions such as these. Explored are the issues behind forty artefacts from ancient times to the present, and from cultures across the world, to ask a question that concerns us all: how easily can we recognize love in history?

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Recensione:

"From the same-sex acrobatics of the Warren Cup to the god-meets-goat encounter in Pompeii, the British Museum takes a gleefully frisky view of humankind's erotic past... A Little Gay History, by R.B. Parkinson, scans the museum's collections for objects that show the complexity of desire in world cultures. From Indian gods to Emperor Hadrian, it proves that, if you swear by ancient tradition in matters of love and sex, you'll end up in the queerest spots".
Winner of Best New General Publication Association for Cultural Enterprises --Boyd Tonkin, The Independent

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• Editore: British Museum Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0714151009
• ISBN 13: 9780714151007
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 128