Wigger Collection Of British Watercolors At The Gibbes Museum Of Art,
2017
University of South Carolina
Wigger Collection Of British Watercolors At The Gibbes Museum Of Art, Amanda Breen
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis catalogs a portion of the Wigger Collection of British Watercolors at the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina. The 48 entries featured here represent a range of watercolorists active in the mid-eighteenth century through the middle of the nineteenth century in Great Britain. Bequeathed to the Museum in 2004, this collection has remained largely un-researched, until now. This catalog begins to document and examine the professional and personal relationships between the artists represented. These relationships and the knowledge passed between each generation of watercolorists created common threads of shared techniques which are examined, most notably the …
Grammars And Rhetorics,
2017
Loyola University Chicago
Grammars And Rhetorics, Ian Cornelius
English: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Grammar and rhetoric were the disciplines charged with teaching correct and effective use of language in antiquity. In the Middle Ages, these disciplines served to maintain Latin as a language of culture, religion, and administration over much of Europe. Grammatical studies flourished in medieval England following the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. Subsequent developments in grammatical and rhetorical studies in Britain in the Middle Ages track deep changes in the social conditioning of literacy and social demands upon literacy. Among the medieval English innovations in these disciplines were the teaching of Latin as a foreign language, the cultural accommodation …
The Nature Of God: Perceptions Of God With Exposure To Nature And Natural Events,
2016
Indiana State University
The Nature Of God: Perceptions Of God With Exposure To Nature And Natural Events, Holly Ann Kolberg
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Research studies have shown that the sense of awe evoked by natural settings may be associated with transcendental thinking about God. Similarly, other researchers have suggested that people attribute events to God when they cannot develop a sufficient naturalistic explanation for a phenomenon. People appear to prefer attributing events to a benevolent God but will modify their beliefs to assume that God is punitive if event outcomes do not appear to favor their well-being or religious attributions do not accommodate a situation. In the current study, the goal was to evaluate how exposure to photographs of different environments influenced beliefs …
French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création,
2016
Chapman University
French Women In Art: Reclaiming The Body Through Creation/Les Femmes Artistes Françaises : La Réclamation Du Corps À Travers La Création, Liatris Hethcoat
Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
The research I have conducted for my French Major Senior Thesis is a culmination of my passion for and studies of both French language and culture and the history and practice of Visual Arts. I have examined, across the history of art, the representation of women, and concluded that until the 20th century, these representations have been tools employed by the makers of history and those at the top of the patriarchal system, used to control women’s images and thus women themselves. I survey these representations, which are largely created by men—until the 20th century. I discuss pre-historical …
James Tissot's And Emile Zola's Shopgirl:The Working Girl As La Parisienne,
2016
Brigham Young University
James Tissot's And Emile Zola's Shopgirl:The Working Girl As La Parisienne, Elizabeth Pusey
Theses and Dissertations
This thesis argues for the cultural space of late nineteenth-century Parisian shopgirls as a position of power. The shopgirls' role in society is an ambiguous position connecting fashion consumer culture, class divides, gender and identity perceptions, and the workspace. Using James Tissot's Femme à Paris series, specifically the image Demoiselles de Magasin, and Emile Zola's novel Au Bonheur des Dames as primary sources, I examine the role of the shopgirl as a liminal position within the definition of the iconic 'La Parisienne' woman. By looking at women's work and the role of shopgirls in the boutique and department store …
Human And Asinine Postures In Apuleius’ Golden Ass,
2016
Trinity University
Human And Asinine Postures In Apuleius’ Golden Ass, Timothy M. O'Sullivan
Classical Studies Faculty Research
This article examines the ways in which Apuleius’ Metamorphoses thematizes the contrast between the prone posture of the ass and the upright posture of the human. A long philosophical tradition, starting with Plato and Xenophon, argued that the human body was especially constructed for celestial contemplation, while the quadruped body was more suited for baser activities such as eating and sex. Physical posture thus becomes another way for Apuleius to emphasize the “unphilosophical” nature of Lucius-as-ass. Moreover, in Book 11, numerous references to celestial contemplation give the theme an ironic climax. Apuleius uses these celestial allusions, I argue, as further …
Quis Tantus Furor? The Servian Question, Gallus, And Orpheus In Georgics 4,
2016
Brigham Young University
Quis Tantus Furor? The Servian Question, Gallus, And Orpheus In Georgics 4, Kyle Glenn Merkley
Theses and Dissertations
In Servius' commentary, there are two elusive statements concerning the ending of the Georgics. Both of these statements seem to imply that Vergil changed the ending of the Georgics and that the Orpheus epyllion as it now stands was a later edition to the poem. The question of whether or not Servius is correct in this assertion is a central question in Vergilian studies. By focusing on the reception of Orpheus prior to Vergil, the Roman Orpheus of Vergil's time, and Vergil's own use of the Orpheus figure, a potential answer emerges to the Servian question. In order to …
War And Peace: Trojan War Scenes On A Black-Figure Krater At The University Of Virginia,
2016
University of Virginia
War And Peace: Trojan War Scenes On A Black-Figure Krater At The University Of Virginia, Tyler Jo Smith, University Of Mississippi. Department Of Classics, Archaeological Institute Of America
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Flavian "Fides" In The Histories Of Tacitus,
2016
Mississippi State University
Flavian "Fides" In The Histories Of Tacitus, Salvador Bartera
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
Research And Study Of Fashion And Costume History Spanning From Ancient Egypt To Modern Day,
2016
Morehead State University
Research And Study Of Fashion And Costume History Spanning From Ancient Egypt To Modern Day, Kaitlyn E. Dennis Miss
Posters-at-the-Capitol
Through a generous donation to Morehead State University, research has been conducted on thousands of slides containing images of artwork and artifacts of historical significance. These images span from Egyptian hieroglyphs to the inaugural dress of every first lady of the United States. The slides are in the process of being recorded and catalogued for future use by students in hopes of furthering academic comprehension and awareness of the influence of fashion and costume history through the ages. Special thanks to the family of Gretel Geist Rutledge, faculty mentor Denise Watkins, as well as the Department of Music, Theatre, and …
The Epic Of Gilgamesh: Selected Readings From Its Original Early Arabic Language. Including A New Translation Of The Flood Story,
2016
CUNY Central Office
The Epic Of Gilgamesh: Selected Readings From Its Original Early Arabic Language. Including A New Translation Of The Flood Story, Saad D. Abulhab
Publications and Research
This book introduces the earliest known literary and mythology work in the world, the Epic of Gilgamesh, in its actual language: early Classical Arabic. It provides a more accurate translation and understanding of the important story of the flood, one of the key stories of the monotheistic religions. In this book, the author was able to decipher the actual meanings and pronunciations of several important names of ancient Mesopotamian gods, persons, cities, mountains, and other entities. He was able to uncover the evolution path of the concept of god and the background themes behind the rise of the monotheistic religions. …
Mobilizing The Past: The Potential Of Digital Archaeology,
2016
Creighton University
Mobilizing The Past: The Potential Of Digital Archaeology, Erin Walcek Averette, Jody Michael Gordon, Derek B. Counts
Digital Press Books
Mobilizing the Past is a collection of 20 articles that explore the use and impact of mobile digital technology in archaeological field practice. The detailed case studies present in this volume range from drones in the Andes to iPads at Pompeii, digital workflows in the American Southwest, and examples of how bespoke, DIY, and commercial software provide solutions and craft novel challenges for field archaeologists. The range of projects and contexts ensures that Mobilizing the Past for a Digital Future is far more than a state-of-the-field manual or technical handbook. Instead, the contributors embrace the growing spirit of critique present …
With Flaccus: A Conversation With Erich Gruen’S Alexandria,
2016
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's Univeristy
With Flaccus: A Conversation With Erich Gruen’S Alexandria, Samuel P. Butterfass
Classics Student Work
This research critically examines In Flaccus, a text from the ancient author Philo. The research takes into account the perspectives of several scholars, especially Erich S. Gruen, an American classicist and authority on the subject. The purpose of the research is to reexamine the causes of and motives for the outbreak of the Alexandrian riots in 38CE that left a significant portion of the city's Jewish population dead or confined to a ghetto.
Vergilian Themes In Ovid's Metamorphoses,
2016
University of Virginia
Vergilian Themes In Ovid's Metamorphoses, K. Sara Myers
Lecture Series
No abstract provided.
The Repercussions Of Having A Body,
2016
Ursinus College
The Repercussions Of Having A Body, James Harkness
CIE Essay Writing Contest
No abstract provided.
From The Perspective Of Eternity,
2016
Sacred Heart University
From The Perspective Of Eternity, Robin Mcallister
English Faculty Publications
This is a partial history of the literary topos “sub specie aeternitatis”. The Latin phrase means “from the perspective of eternity”. Eternity is the way God sees the universe, not as a succession of moments in time from past, to present, to future, but as a simultaneous present which includes the past and future as if they are already and always present. This temporal simultaneity is accompanied by a spatial totality and simultaneity. In both Chaucer and Dante the protagonist ends life’s wanderings and struggles by being carried up into the heavens and looking back on earth from the point …
Sagp Ssips 2016 Program,
2016
Binghamton University
Sagp Ssips 2016 Program, Anthony Preus
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Sagp Ssips 2016 Abstracts,
2016
Binghamton University
Sagp Ssips 2016 Abstracts, Anthony Preus
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Grand Allusions: Vergil In Phaedrus,
2016
Swarthmore College
Grand Allusions: Vergil In Phaedrus, Jeremy B. Lefkowitz
Classics Faculty Works
This article focuses on two allusions to Vergil in the opening of the third book of Phaedrus’ Aesopic fables (3.Prol.) and suggests that Vergilian poetry plays a surprisingly central role in Phaedrus’ reflections on the nature and purpose of his poetic project. By linking his own avowedly humble poetry to the Aeneid and Eclogues, Phaedrus draws attention to some unexpected points of contact with Vergil; but he also quite clearly presents himself as a relatively unimportant poet who has had a particularly difficult time finding acceptance in Rome. The engagements with Vergil thus provide contexts for Phaedrus to highlight a …
Interstate Alliances Of The Fourth-Century Bce Greek World: A Socio-Cultural Perspective,
2016
CUNY Graduate Center
Interstate Alliances Of The Fourth-Century Bce Greek World: A Socio-Cultural Perspective, Nicholas D. Cross
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This dissertation offers a reassessment of interstate alliances (συμμαχία) in the fourth-century BCE Greek world from a socio-cultural perspective. Although there are a number of studies of ancient and modern alliances that approach the topic from a politico-military perspective, this is the first to apply a socio-cultural perspective to classical Greek alliances. By considering the subject in its own context, from the primary literary and epigraphic sources rather than modern theoretical models, this study aims to identify how contemporaries understood and represented their collaborative activities with other poleis. This approach leads to insights that challenge the widespread notion that classical …
