Erôs and the Polis: love in context
Journal: Bulletin supplement /
Year: 2019

&lt;p&gt;Arising out of a conference on ‘&lt;em&gt;Erôs&lt;/em&gt; in Ancient Greece’, the articles in this volume share a historicizing approach to the conventions and expectations of &lt;em&gt;erôs&lt;/em&gt; in the context of the &lt;em&gt;polis&lt;/em&gt;, in the Archaic and Classical periods of ancient Greece.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The articles focus on (post-Homeric) Archaic and Classical poetic genres – namely lyric poetry, tragedy, and comedy – and some philosophical texts by Plato, Xenophon