A LITTLE GAY HISTORY
Code: BA3927
A LITTLE GAY HISTORY
A Little Gay History : Desire and Diversity Across the World
By:Parkinson, R. B.
Smith, Kate
Publisher:British Museum Press
Imprint:British Museum Press
ISBN/EAN:0714151009 / 9780714151007
Format:Paperback
Pagination:128 pages, 80 colour illustrations
Dimensions:340 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:10/06/2013
How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? 'A Little Gay History' takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman Warren Cup to images by modern artists including David Hockney and Bhupen Khakhar to consider questions such as these. Explored are the issues behind forty artefacts from ancient times to the present, and from cultures across the world, to ask a question that concerns us all: how easily can we recognize love in history?
A Little Gay History : Desire and Diversity Across the World
By:Parkinson, R. B.
Smith, Kate
Publisher:British Museum Press
Imprint:British Museum Press
ISBN/EAN:0714151009 / 9780714151007
Format:Paperback
Pagination:128 pages, 80 colour illustrations
Dimensions:340 grams
Country of Pub.:United Kingdom
Pub Date:10/06/2013
How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first lesbian? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily gay? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? 'A Little Gay History' takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman Warren Cup to images by modern artists including David Hockney and Bhupen Khakhar to consider questions such as these. Explored are the issues behind forty artefacts from ancient times to the present, and from cultures across the world, to ask a question that concerns us all: how easily can we recognize love in history?
