Sagp Newsletter 2013/14.2 Central,
2014
Binghamton University
Sagp Newsletter 2013/14.2 Central, Anthony Preus
The Society for Ancient Greek Philosophy Newsletter
No abstract provided.
The Interchange Of Plain Velar And Aspirate In Kronos/Chronos: A Case For Etymological Equivalence,
2014
CUNY Graduate Center
The Interchange Of Plain Velar And Aspirate In Kronos/Chronos: A Case For Etymological Equivalence, Roberto Peter Bongiovanni
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Despite the current state of uncertainty regarding the etymology of Kronos, the equivalence long familiar to the ancients between Kronos and Chronos is still a moot point. Arguments denying their etymological equivalence can no longer firmly rely on linguistic arguments. It is therefore necessary to examine the validity of the time-honored interpretation of Kronos as the personification of Time. The solution to this problem is of considerable importance to Classical studies, since it will not so much as contribute to a better understanding of the myth of Kronos, as the interpretation of Kronos as Time is already familiar from ancient …
Fabrication And Execution: The Lycambids And Their Iambic Aptitude,
2014
Fordham University
Fabrication And Execution: The Lycambids And Their Iambic Aptitude, William Bruckel Fcrh '11
The Fordham Undergraduate Research Journal
The Lycambids were a family believed to have personally known the archaic poet Archilochos of Paros. Tradition tells of their collected suicide being motivated by criticisms launched at them in his Iambic verse, and this is sometimes mistaken for historical fact. However, analysis of the conventions of the Iambic genre reveals that it is not sincere invective that Iambus is composed but rather humorous mockery. Inconsistencies in the characterization of the Lycambids in these verses, and the aptitude of those verses for sympotic ritual, are considered in light of this understanding to demonstrate that this tragic family is most likely …
Scandalous Deception In The Castle: An Examination Of The Gender Performance Through The Bedtrick Trope In Arthurian Literature,
2014
Marshall University
Scandalous Deception In The Castle: An Examination Of The Gender Performance Through The Bedtrick Trope In Arthurian Literature, Abby Louise Daniel
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The bedtrick – mistaken identity in a sexual encounter – is a comic motif employed by medieval, renaissance and modern storytellers. While modern readers tend to recognize this motif as (at best) a disturbing sexual escapade and (at worst) rape, the scholarship on mistaken identity in medieval literature still generally glosses over the bedtrick as a moment of comedy. My thesis examines the literary trope of the bedtrick through the critical lens of Judith Butler’s performativity theory, and the motives behind this form of deception and the modern implications. Furthermore, the bedtrick trope is explored in Malory’s Le Morte Darthur …
Signs Of Writing? Red Lustrous Wheelmade Vases And Ashkelon Amphorae,
2014
Trinity University
Signs Of Writing? Red Lustrous Wheelmade Vases And Ashkelon Amphorae, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld
Classical Studies Faculty Research
One important question about Bronze Age potmarks is whether they are signs of writing. An affirmative answer has significant implications for our understanding of how widely a script was used within and between communities. This essay discusses two instances for which the claim of writing on ceramics has been made: Red Lustrous Wheelmade (RLWM) pottery and the “inscriptions” found at Ashkelon. In both cases, the question is whether the marks incised into these vases are to be identified as signs of the Cypro-Minoan script. The answer is important in the first instance for our understanding of the diversity and specialization …
Structure As Interpretation In The Homeric Odyssey,
2014
Trinity University
Structure As Interpretation In The Homeric Odyssey, Erwin F. Cook
Classical Studies Faculty Research
The Odyssey is structured through a series of ring-compositions. Although scholars have ubiquitously identified ring-compositions in Homer, the technique has not been adequately theorized. This paper argues that the ring structures contribute to a thematic development that assimilates Odysseus’ return into natural cycles, and implicitly promise prosperity to those who properly receive the narrative and even immortality to those who imitate its heroes. The poem even enacts the theme of Return by bringing the past vividly into the present. This use of a conventional pattern to direct audience reception distinguishes Greek epic from the oral epic traditions worldwide that it …
Appendix Ii: Marked Pottery At Pyla-Kokkinokremos, 2010-2011,
2014
Trinity University
Appendix Ii: Marked Pottery At Pyla-Kokkinokremos, 2010-2011, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld
Classical Studies Faculty Research
Seven marked vases or vase fragments were discovered in the course of the 2010-2011 excavation season at Pyla-Kokkinokremos. Six are handles with incised marks and there is a Mycenaean pictorial amphoroid krater with two marks painted on its lower body. Two of the marks occur on Cypriote pottery (Plain White jugs), two on imported pottery (Minoan and Mycenaean amphoroid kraters); the three marked amphoras are also probably imported. Of special significance are the inscription (no. 72) and the amphoroid krater with painted marks found in a non-funerary context (no. 76).
The Freedom Of Thought, In Dream-Life If Nowhere Else: Freud, Foucault, And Euripides,
2014
Western University
The Freedom Of Thought, In Dream-Life If Nowhere Else: Freud, Foucault, And Euripides, Sharon Sliwinski
Data and Test Instruments
This essay examines the “dead daughter in a box" dream, initially reported in Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams (1900), in order to explore two, related ideas: First, the dream is considered an exemplar of the work of symbolization, and in particular, a means for the dreamer to work through the fantasy of infanticide. Second, the dreamer’s disclosure of her dream is treated as an example of parrhesia – a particular speech act that Michel Foucault regarded as central to democracy. The overarching aim is to view dream-life as a quotidian and crucial site for the freedom of thought and speech.
The Effect Of Periodicity On Temporal Attention,
2014
Indiana State University
The Effect Of Periodicity On Temporal Attention, Mickeal Nelay Key
All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Currently, there is a gap in the literature in terms of the relationship between implicit learning and temporal attention. This study set out to discover whether implicit learning could influence the modulation of temporal attention. Employing the Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) task, 42 volunteers from Indiana State University participated in the 45-minute experiment. The RSVP stream consisted of 11 uppercase letters, with a stimulus duration of 17ms and a presentation rate of 10Hz. Participants were asked to identify one blue target among 10 white distractors for 10 practice trials and 462 experimental trials. There were three independent variables. The …
Know Yourself And You Will Be Known: The Gospel Of Thomas And Middle Platonism,
2014
Claremont Graduate University
Know Yourself And You Will Be Known: The Gospel Of Thomas And Middle Platonism, Seth A. Clark
CGU Theses & Dissertations
The Gospel of Thomas is a collection of 114 sayings attributed to Jesus and is primarily composed of rhetorical statements that were used to preserve the teachings of itinerant Greek philosophers. These collections were used to persuade individuals to join the philosophical schools represented, much like the early followers of the Jesus movement would use his teachings to convince others to join them as well. However, the theological background for the text is still debated because it contains esoteric and enigmatic references not fully understood by most scholars. This work argues that the theological and philosophical background for the Gospel …
From The Ptolemies To The Romaris. Political And Economic Change In Egypt,
2014
Loyola University Chicago
From The Ptolemies To The Romaris. Political And Economic Change In Egypt, James G. Keenan
Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
In an address at the Twelfth International Congress of Papyrology in 1968, the late Naphtali Lewis famously rejected the terrn·”Greco-Roman", specifically as used in studies of Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. To support his position, one based, so he claimed, on substance not mere linguistic fussiness, he presented arguments against the then prevailing orthodoxy that the Roman replacement of the Ptolemies was characterized by ,essential continuity". Instead, according to Lewis, the changes wrought by the Romans were themselves ,more fundamental and sweeping" than previously thought. He returned to the same theme fifteen years later in Naples in his presidential address to …
Review Of Nicandro Di Colofone Nei Secoli Xvi-Xviii; Edizioni, Traduzioni, Commenti, By Livia Radici,
2014
University of Dayton
Review Of Nicandro Di Colofone Nei Secoli Xvi-Xviii; Edizioni, Traduzioni, Commenti, By Livia Radici, Fred W. Jenkins
Roesch Library Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Mammonymy, Maternal-Line Names, And Cultural Identification: Clues From The Onomasticon Of Hellenistic Uruk,
2014
University of California Berkeley
Mammonymy, Maternal-Line Names, And Cultural Identification: Clues From The Onomasticon Of Hellenistic Uruk, Stephanie Langin-Hooper, Laurie Pearce
Art History Research
The onomasticon of Hellenistic Uruk demonstrates that, in some cases, individuals with Greek names were included in otherwise Babylonian families. Often, such Greek names have been interpreted by scholars as evidence for Hellenization. This article suggests an alternate explanation, based on evidence throughout the family trees for a series of naming practices that focus on the perpetuation of names of female relatives and transmission of preferred family names through maternal lines. Particularly important to this discussion are the practices of mammonymy, a term coined here to refer to papponymy’s gendered parallel, i.e., the naming of a girl after her grandmother …
Figuring Out The Figurines Of The Ancient Near East,
2014
Southern Methodist University
Figuring Out The Figurines Of The Ancient Near East, Stephanie Langin-Hooper
Art History Research
No abstract provided.
Hippokleides, 'The Dance,' And The Panathenaia,
2014
Loyola University Chicago
Hippokleides, 'The Dance,' And The Panathenaia, Brian M. Lavelle
Classical Studies: Faculty Publications and Other Works
The dance scene in Herodotus (6.126-130) is fictitious and reflects Alcmeonid propaganda against Philaid Hippocleides, intended to embarrass a prominent enemy who may have been founder of the Greater Panathenaia.
"Go Back To Your Loom Dad": Weaving Nostos In The Twenty-First Century,
2014
Trinity University
"Go Back To Your Loom Dad": Weaving Nostos In The Twenty-First Century, Corinne Ondine Pache
Classical Studies Faculty Research
For centuries writers and artists have adapted and transformed Homer's Odyssey in endlessly inventive and surprising ways. Yet the disposition of genders in the poem is seldom altered from its ancient pattern: a man leaves, a woman stays at home and waits until he returns. In her 2007 play, Current Nobody, Melissa Gibson departs from this conventional fidelity to the ancient narrative by rewriting the Odyssey as a twenty-first century family story with a wandering wife and a husband who is left behind. In Gibson's playful tragicomedy, Pen, a female war photographer, leaves her husband, Od, and daughter Tel …
Severan Marble Plan Of Rome Data Files,
2014
Chapman University
Severan Marble Plan Of Rome Data Files, Justin St. P. Walsh
Art Faculty Data Sets
In its original state, the Severan Marble Plan of Rome, placed on the wall of the Temple of Peace between 203 and 211 CE, showed viewers the locations of buildings throughout Rome, and even the groundplan of each of those buildings. It is today an extraordinary piece of evidence for understanding the city in that time period, despite its ruinous state. It survives in over 1,100 fragments, representing only about 10% of its original surface area. To date, scholars have successfully placed only about 100 of those fragments with respect to the buildings they depict. Using GIS and CAD software, …
To Script Or Not To Script: Rethinking Pseudolus As Playwright,
2014
Butler University
To Script Or Not To Script: Rethinking Pseudolus As Playwright, Christopher Bungard
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Christopher Bungard's contribution to Helios, 41(4).
A Blast From The Ancient Past: Using Digital Storytelling In ‘Roman Perspectives’,
2014
Butler University
A Blast From The Ancient Past: Using Digital Storytelling In ‘Roman Perspectives’, Christopher Bungard
Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS
Christopher Bumgard's contribution to the CAMWS Annual Meeting: Waco, Texas. 2014.
Politicizing Apollo: Ovid's Commentary On Augustan Marriage Legislation In The Ars Amatoria And The Metamorphoses,
2014
Scripps College
Politicizing Apollo: Ovid's Commentary On Augustan Marriage Legislation In The Ars Amatoria And The Metamorphoses, Tara N. Godzich
Scripps Senior Theses
Augustan propaganda surrounding Apollo provided the perfect literary device through which Augustan poets could express their sentiments about the new regime. Augustus transformed Apollo from a relatively insignificant god in the Roman pantheon to his own multi-faceted god whose various attributes were meant to legitimize his new position within the Roman Empire. In this thesis I discuss how Ovid uses Augustus’ political affiliation with Apollo to comment on Augustan marriage legislation in two of his texts. In Ovid’s manual on seduction, the Ars Amatoria, he denies poetic inspiration from Apollo at the beginning of his work, preferring instead to …
