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Who Is Medea? A Woman's Transformation Through History, Emily Cassello
Who Is Medea? A Woman's Transformation Through History, Emily Cassello
Honors Theses
This thesis explores the character of Medea among three different cultures: Euripides’ Medea (Classical Athens), Seneca’s Medea (Neronian Rome), and three adaptations spanning 19th to 21st century France. There are important ideological influences at play in the character of Medea within Greek and Roman contexts. In particular, a conflict between normative female identity in classical Athens versus heroic ideals and also normative female identity in Rome versus Stoic philosophical standards. This mythological character made bold statements in conflict with accepted norms of the time, making her a revolutionary figure, but also making her a model for her contemporaries. After the …
Le Pouvoir De Médée: Une Analyse De Médée Comme Elle Est Perçue Dans La Culture Française, Emily Cassello
Le Pouvoir De Médée: Une Analyse De Médée Comme Elle Est Perçue Dans La Culture Française, Emily Cassello
Honors Theses
This thesis explores the character of Medea within three French adaptations spanning 19th to 21st century France. In particular, I examine different ideological influences at play in the representations of the character of Medea during specific time periods in French history. Beginning with early 19th century France, I analyze Eugène Delacroix’s Médée furieuse and how Medea’s character was heavily influenced by Romanticism. Afterwards, I analyze Jean Anouilh’s play Médée and I discover how his existentialist beliefs molded her character. Finally, I examine Le songe de Médée, a ballet choreographed by Angelin Preljoçaj. This 2004 ballet provides a modern and humanizing …
Matriarchal Monsters: Literary Villians Through The Lens Of Gender, Katherine Currie
Matriarchal Monsters: Literary Villians Through The Lens Of Gender, Katherine Currie
Honors Theses
The exposure of American readers to the literary monster culminates at an incredibly young and impressionable age. The genre of children’s literature seems to rely heavily on the impact of the presence of villainous monster characters. From the “boogey man” to “Cruella de Vil” to “The Grinch,” children are presented at a very young age with the character of evil. As a result of our early experience with villains, we as readers accept the “bad guy” created in a novel to be classified under the category of “monster.” However, most readers have never even pondered or questioned the label of …