Greek Virginity

Giulia Sissa

Translated by Arthur Goldhammer

    Introduction

    Part I. The Enigmatic Virgin

    1. A Luminous Pit

    2. The Art of Madness

    3. Lunar Pythia

    4. Parthenos Audaessa

    5. Open to the Spirits

    6. The Tortoise and the Courtesan

    Part II. The Virginal Body

    7. Virgin Births

    8. Hidden Marriages

    9. Anatomy without Veils

    Part III. Neither Virgins nor Mothers

    10. The Danaides' Endless Chore

    11. The Matter of Despair

    12. The Jar

    13. Unconsummated

    Conclusion: Toward a Sealed Fountain

    Notes

    Index

  • Cover: Greek Virginity

Arthur Goldhammer received the French-American Translation Prize in 1990 for his translation of A Critical Dictionary of the French Revolution.