Shameless : the canine and the feminine in the ancient Greece : with a new preface and appendix

483 Pages·2014·2.71 MB·English

by  Fox

In honor of beloved Virgil —
“O degli altri poeti onore e lume . . .”
— Dante, Inferno
The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous support of
the Classical Literature Endowment Fund of the University of
California Press Foundation, which was established by a major
gift from Joan Palevsky.
This book has been published with the financial support of the
Dipartimento di Ateneo per la Didattica e la Ricerca of the
Università per Stranieri di Siena and the Research Projects of
National Interest Program (PRIN 2010–2011).
Shameless
Shameless
The Canine and the Feminine in Ancient Greece
WITH A NEW PREFACE AND APPENDIX
Cristiana Franco
Translated by Matthew Fox
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[Senza ritegno. English]
Shameless : the canine and the feminine in the
ancient Greece : with a new preface and appendix /
Cristiana Franco ; translated by Matthew Fox p. cm.
Based on the author’s thesis (doctoral)—Università
di Siena.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-520-27340-5 (cloth, alk. paper) — ISBN
978-0-520-95742-8 (pbk., alk. paper) eISBN 978-0-520-
95742-8
1. Dogs—Mythology—Greece. 2. Dogs in literature.
3. Women—History—To 500. 4. Women (Greek law).
5. Greece—Social conditions—To 146 B.C. 6. Dogs in
art. I. Fox, Matthew (Matthew Aaron), translator. II.
Title.
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CONTENTS
Preface to the Present Edition
Prologue
1. Offensive Epithets
2. The Dog in Greece
3. Food for Dogs
4. Sad Fates, Low Morals, and Heinous Behaviors
5. Return to Pandora
Conclusion
Appendix: Reflections on Theory and Method in Studying
Animals in the Ancient World
Abbreviations
Notes
References
Index