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 | #528516 in Books |  2011-06-30 |  2011-06-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.90 x6.00l,1.20 | File type: PDF | 400 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| “Beyond a simple History of Pleasure...an insight into the mindset behind daily Athenian life.”|By Umer Vakil|An amazing work of linguistic, historical and literary analysis that gives incredible insights into classical Athens. Instead of being one of those dry histories with a list of events, figures and dates – this one is lively and “organic”, r|.com |Desire is a dangerous thing, and the relationship between the citizens of ancient Athens and their desires was a complex and troubled one. James Davidson's Courtesans and Fishcakes is a brilliant and kaleidoscopic examination of daily life in class

As any reader of the Symposium knows, the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates conversed over lavish banquets, kept watch on who was eating too much fish, and imbibed liberally without ever getting drunk. In other words, James Davidson writes, he reflected the culture of ancient Greece in which he lived, a culture of passions and pleasures, of food, drink, and sex before—and in concert with—politics and principles. Athenians, the richest and most powe...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens   |  James N. Davidson. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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