The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy

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Contents Introduction Abbreviations 1. Obscene Language and the Development of Attic Comedy 2. Varieties of Obscene Expression: An Overview 3. The Dramatic Function of Obscenity in the Plays of Aristophanes 4. The Sexual Organs The Male Organs Proper and Euphemistic Words Agricultural Terminology Phallic Implements Testicles Animals Miscellaneous The Female Organs Euphemistic Terminology Agricultural Terminology Gates and Passageways Rings and Circles Holes, Pits, and Hollows Sea Animals Cookery Foods Secreta Muliebria Miscellaneous Birds Split or Crack Proper Names Other Erogenous Bodily Parts 5. Sexual Congress Euphemistic Expressions Nautical Terminology Agricultural Terminology Metaphors from Sport Hitting and Piercing Miscellaneous Burning Λορδουν and Kúπτειν Kissing Feliatio Cunnilingus 6. Scatological Humor Xezein Scatophagy and Related Humor Urination Περδεσθα&#953 The Hindquarters 7. Homosexuality Pathics Pathic Kωμωδονμενοι Active Pederasty Effeminacy Autoerotic Behavior Appendix Bibliography Addenda, Corrigenda, Retractanda Index of Specially Discussed Passages Index of Greek Words General Index A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U W