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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 …
Gender Dynamics In Classical Athens, William Breitweiser
Gender Dynamics In Classical Athens, William Breitweiser
Honors Theses
To the modern reader, ancient Greece may seem like a highly male dominated culture. The writings that come from this period suggest that men had authority over the women in their lives and that women were subordinate to the men in their lives. However, there were many ways that women could gain a substantial amount of power in ancient Greece. In my thesis, I look particularly at the city of Athens during the classical period and discuss how strict gender inequality was implemented. The first section of my analysis deals with how young men and women were brought up in …
Discovering Aristotle: An Examination Of His Life And The Development Of His Immutable Brilliance, Timothy H. Sparling
Discovering Aristotle: An Examination Of His Life And The Development Of His Immutable Brilliance, Timothy H. Sparling
Honors Theses
A synoptic piece which addresses the life of Aristotle and analyzes the development of his philosophical thought, Discovering Aristotle: An Examination of his Life and the Development of his Immutable Brilliance reviews multiple facets of this thinker's being, ranging from his genealogy to his pedagogical and theoretical contributions, and serves as a standard of measurement through which his vast works may be studied, thus granting his "exoteric" or early works with a certain preponderance in the text itself. Additionally, a respectable number of appendices, which are extremely relevant to Aristotle's world, are also included in the work; these provide the …