Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens (Text Only)

by James Davidson

Overview

A brilliantly entertaining and innovative history of the ancient Athenians’ consuming passions for food, wine and sex.

Sex, shopping and fish-madness, Athenian style.

This fascinating book reveals that the ancient Athenians were supreme hedonists. Their society was driven by an insatiable lust for culinary delights – especially fish – fine wine and pleasures of the flesh. Indeed, great fortunes were squandered and politicians’ careers ruined through ritual drinking at the symposium, or the wooing of highly-coveted, costly prostitutes.

James Davidson brings an incisive eye and an urbane wit to this refreshingly accessible and different history of the people who invented Europe, democracy and art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007373185
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/31/2016
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	806,154
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

James Davidson lectures in ancient history and the classical languages at the University of Warwick. He was previously a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.

James Davidson lectures in ancient history and the classical languages at the University of Warwick. He was previously a Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.