Courtesans & fishcakes : the consuming passions of classical Athens
Davidson, James N.1998
Book
Using overlooked pamphlets, comic satires and forensic speeches, this book offers an alternative history of ancient Greece, describing the consuming passions of the Athenians for food, wine and sex.
Main title:
Courtesans & fishcakes : the consuming passions of classical Athens / James Davidson.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Fontana, 1998.
Collation:
xxvi, 371p., [8]p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 1997.Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-362) and index.
ISBN:
9780006863434 (pbk)0006863434 (pbk)
Dewey class:
938.5
Language:
English
BRN:
342006