Courtesans & fishcakes : the consuming passions of classical Athens / James N. Davidson
1998, First Edition. Hammersmith, London : Fontana Press. Near fine paperback copy; somewhat dust-dulled and edge-bumped. Slight internal staining. Previous owner's inscription. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #476933
ISBN: 0006863434
Physical description; xxvi, 371 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. Notes; Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1997. Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-362) and index. Contents; Feasts. Eating -- Drinking -- Desire. Women and boys -- A purchase on the Hetaera -- The citizen. Bodies -- Economies -- The city. Politics and society -- Politics and politicians -- Tyranny and revolution. Subjects; Sex customs Greece Athens History. Courtesans Greece Athens History. Women Greece Athens History. Greeks Food. Food Greece History. Athens (Greece) Social life and customs. Greece Civilization To 146 B.C. Davidson, James N.
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