Setting Plato straight : translating ancient sexuality in the Renaissance / Todd W. Reeser.
| Author/creator | Reeser, Todd W., 1967- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2016. |
| Copyright Date | ©2016 |
| Description | xi, 390 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface: Strictly Platonic -- Introduction -- Solving the problem with Plato -- The antitheses of same-sex sexuality in Bruni -- Ficino and the theory of purging same-sex sexuality -- Ficino and the practice of purging same-sex sexuality -- Importing Ficino : gender balance in Champier -- Seducing Socrates : the Silenus in Erasmus and Rabelais -- The gates of Germania : space, place, and sexuality in Cornarius -- Fractured men : feminism and neoplatonism in mid-sixteenth-century France -- Orientations : female-female and male-male eros in dialogue -- Reading sexuality skeptically in Montaigne -- Conclusion: Bending Plato -- Appendix: Major translations of Plato's erotic dialogues. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-378) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015019947 |
| ISBN | 9780226307008 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022630700X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
| Standard identifier# | 40025629950 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PA4291 .R44 2016 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |