Author: Katherine Wasdin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190869097
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
Eros at Dusk analyses the relationship between wedding poetry and love poetry in the ancient world. These two genres share and borrow themes to seduce brides as if they were beloveds and to praise mistresses as if they were brides, demonstrating deep-seated ancient notions about legitimate and illegitimate sexual relationships.