Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS xi
4. FOREWORD xiii
5. PREFACE xvii
6. NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS xix
7. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxi
8. Tragic Prelude 3
9. PART ONE. THE TOPICS OF EROS
10. Chapter I: THE EROS OF THE MELIC POETS 13
11. Chapter II: THE EROS OF EPIC POETRY 39
12. PART TWO. THE SYMBOLIC PRACTICES OF EROS
13. Chapter III: THE PRAGMATIC EFFECTS OF LOVE POETRY 51
14. Chapter IV: THE PRAGMATICS OF EROTIC ICONOGRAPHY 65
15. PART THREE. EROS IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
16. Chapter V: EROS IN THE MASCULINE: THE POLIS 91
17. Chapter VI: EROS IN THE FEMININE: THE OIKOS 110
18. Chapter VII: DIONYSIAC CHALLENGES TO LOVE 130
19. PART FOUR. THE SPACES OF EROS
20. Chapter VIII: THE MEADOWS AND GARDENS OF LEGEND 153
21. Chapter IX: THE MEADOWS AND GARDENS OF THE POETS 165
22. PART FIVE. THE METAPHYSICS OF EROS
23. Chapter X: EROS AS DEMIURGE AND PHILOSOPHER 177
24. Chapter XI: MYSTIC EROS 192
25. Elegiac Coda 198
26. BIBLIOGRAPHY 201
27. NAME INDEX 207
28. SUBJECT INDEX 211