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| Author | Kenneth Dover |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Homosexuality in ancient Greece |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Publication date | 1978 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 244 |
| ISBN | 0674362616 |
| OCLC | 3088711 |
| LC Class | HQ76.3.G8 D68 1978 |
Greek Homosexuality (1978; second edition 1989; third edition 2016) is a book about homosexuality in ancient Greece by the classical scholar Kenneth Dover, in which the author uses archaic and classical archaeological and literary sources to discuss ancient Greek sexual behavior and attitudes. He addresses the iconography of vase paintings, the speeches in the law courts, and the comedies of Aristophanes, as well as the content of other literary and philosophical source texts.
The first modern scholarly work on its topic, Greek Homosexuality received some negative reviews but was enormously influential, helping to shape the views of other classicists. Dover has been praised for discussion of sexual practices such as intercrural copulation.