Ancient Obscenities

Ancient Obscenities
Author: Dorota Dutsch
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2015-11-18
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0472119648
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References to the body's sexual and excretory functions occupy a peculiarly ambivalent space in Greece and Rome


Ancient Obscenities
Language: en
Pages: 367

Ancient Obscenities

Authors: Dorota Dutsch
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-18 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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References to the body's sexual and excretory functions occupy a peculiarly ambivalent space in Greece and Rome
Holy Sh*t
Language: en
Pages: 327

Holy Sh*t

Authors: Melissa Mohr
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-30 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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A humorous, trenchant and fascinating examination of how Western culture's taboo words have evolved over the millennia
Swearing
Language: en
Pages: 271

Swearing

Authors: Geoffrey Hughes
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998-03-26 - Publisher: Penguin UK

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Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to
Medieval Obscenities
Language: en
Pages: 224

Medieval Obscenities

Authors: Nicola F. McDonald
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014 - Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

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"Medieval Obscenities examines the complex and contentious role of the obscene - what is offensive, indecent or morally repugnant - in medieval culture from lat
A Companion to Ancient Epigram
Language: en
Pages: 732

A Companion to Ancient Epigram

Authors: Christer Henriksén
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-12 - Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

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A delightful look at the epic literary history of the short, poetic genre of the epigram From Nestor’s inscribed cup to tombstones, bathroom walls, and Twitte