So for my categorized bibliography there were three major categories that I think things fit into: Texts on homosexuality in the period the Priapea come from. Texts on homosexual themes in/surrounding the Priapea. Texts on the Priapea which do not necessarily talk about homosexuality. Texts on homosexuality and related subject areas in the period the …
Author Archives: George Allan
George’s Thesis Portrait
In my initial Research Questions post (found here: https://farmer.sites.haverford.edu/seniorsem22/assignments/questionsplease/georges-research-questions/) it is clear that I wanted to focus more on the general Roman ideas about passivity in homosexual sexual relationships. The questions I asked were based around researching homosexual sexual relationships in ancient Rome, and then applying it to the Carmina Priapea. However, having done the …
George’s Research Questions
As can be read in my initial thesis idea (https://farmer.sites.haverford.edu/seniorsem22/assignments/thesis-idea/georges-thesis-idea-the-carmina-priapea-and-classical-roman-ideas-on-passivity-in-homosexual-sexual-relationships/), my plan is to talk about the negative attitude held by Ancient Romans towards being the passive partner in homosexual sexual relations. I plan to discuss the reasons behind this negative attitude, and, more importantly, the evidence of it in the Carmina Priapea, and what …
George’s Thesis Idea: The Carmina Priapea and Classical Roman Ideas on Passivity in Homosexual Sexual Relationships
A couple of years ago I did a class called ‘Gender and Sexuality in Islam’. One of the topics I found most interesting in this class was the idea that in homosexual sexual relationships, it is sometimes only the passive partner who receives public shame and who is emasculated. When I discovered the Carmina Priapea, …
