THE REIGN OF THE PHALLUS; Sexual Politics in Ancient Athens

New York, etc.: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Very Fine/Very Fine. Period photos. 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 3/8" x 1 3/8"), black cloth with gold lettering on spine; archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) with cantharos goblet with painting of "Hercules killing an Amazon" by Douris; profusely illustrated with 345 early Greek images on semi-glossy paper depicting classical Greek sexuality, male dominance, and phallicism; golden endpapers; vi, [xvii-xii] + 452 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 3 oz. Eva C. Keuls (born 1923) is Classics Professor at the University of Minnesota, the author of many scholarly articles, and a recognized authority on both Greek literature and vase painting. She is a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. <br/> <br/> Reign of the Phallus has become a classic study of Ancient Greek sexual mores, the interrelationship between genital sexuality - politics - religion - art - culture and phallicism (mainly Athenian but not thereby limited). It is superbly documented with images from period Greek vases with sexual themes and related imagery. Professor Keuls' text is wonderfully erudite yet very accessible. The carryover from Ancient Greece to modern cultures is profound.<br/> <br/> EXCEPTIONAL CONDITION: Virtually As New. Tight, bright, clean in a bright, clean, sharp and unclipped dust jacket. No previous owners' or remainder markings.