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Jeffrey Henderson
Contents
Introduction, xiii Abbreviations, xvii 1. 2. 3. 4. Obscene Language and the Development of Attic Comedy, 1 Varieties of Obscene Expression: An Overview, 30 The Dramatic Function of Obscenity in the Plays of Aristophanes, 56 The Sexual Organs, 108 The Male Organs, 108 Proper and Euphemistic Words, 112 Agricultural Terminology, 117 Phallic Implements, 120 Testicles, 124 Animals, 126 Miscellaneous, 129 The Female Organs, 130 Euphemistic Terminology, 133 Agricultural Terminology, 134 Gates and Passageways, 137 Rings and Circles, 138 Holes, Pits, and Hollows, 139 Sea Animals, 142 Cookery, 142 Foods, 144 Secreta Muliebria, 145 Miscellaneous, 146 -Birds, 147 Split or Crack, 147 Proper Names, 147 Other Erogenous Bodily Parts, 148 5. Sexual Congress, 151 Euphemistic Expressions, 154 Nautical Terminology, 161 Agricultural Terminology, 166 Metaphors from Sport, 169
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Contents Hitting and Piercing, 170 Miscellaneous, 173 Burning, 177 and K , 178 Kissing, 181 Feliatio, 183 Cunnilingus, 185
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Scatological Humor, 187 Xezein, 187 Scatophagy and Related Humor, 192 Urination, 194 , 195 The Hindquarters, 199
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Homosexuality, 204 Pathics, 209 Pathic K , 213 Active Pederasty, 215 Effeminacy, 219 Autoerotic Behavior, 220
Appendix, 223 Bibliography, 229 Addenda, Corrigenda, Retractanda, 240 Index of Specially Discussed Passages, 253 Index of Greek Words, 255 General Index, 265