Plato's Republics: A Dramatic Interpretation Of The Early Cities In Plato's "Republic",
2023
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
Plato's Republics: A Dramatic Interpretation Of The Early Cities In Plato's "Republic", Simeon Burns
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation will demonstrate a new methodological approach to reading Plato’s Republic. I develop and apply a dramatic, dynamic hermeneutic to Book II and part of Book III in the text. This method holds that each speech is the product of a preceding agreement or disagreement between two speakers. Agreements lead to the argument’s advancement and disagreements result in a regression to a previous agreement from which to restart the exchange. The focus section is largely on the early exchange Socrates has with Adeimantus. I argue that Socrates is an unwilling participant in the famous discussion on the meaning …
Developing A Sample-Efficient Analytical Pathway For A Qualitative Chemical Investigation Of Ancestral Chilkat Dyeing And Weaving Practices,
2023
Portland State University
Developing A Sample-Efficient Analytical Pathway For A Qualitative Chemical Investigation Of Ancestral Chilkat Dyeing And Weaving Practices, Dario Gerlando Durastanti
Dissertations and Theses
The project goal is to identify the dyestuffs used in hand-woven Chilkat blankets from the collection of the Alaska State Museum and the Sheldon Jackson Museum. Chilkat weaving is practiced by Northwest coastal clans, particularly in Southeast Alaska since at least the early 19th century. Through this collaboration, 117 wool fibers from 23 Chilkat textiles, and 193 reference samples consisting of dyed fibers using both natural and synthetic dye sources, raw dye material, and dye bath aliquots were provided to the lab for reference characterization and identification. In these analyses, dyes were classified as being either natural or synthetic, subdivided …
Latin Conjugation: The Stem Vowel Speaks,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Latin Conjugation: The Stem Vowel Speaks, Robert Fradkin
New England Classical Journal
This article offers an alternative grouping of Latin verbs that is more informative than the traditional four conjugations. By considering the “behavior” of the stem vowel in the present, perfect and supine systems as a coherent unit, four “inflectional profiles” emerge that cut across the conjugations. In the three-part structure of a verb form—a stem plus a tense-mood-aspect marker plus a personal or declensional ending, summarized as S-T-E— the main grammatical “action” takes place in the verb stem as it “crosses the border” into the tense markers. A few notions of basic phonetics account for whatever changes take place in …
Table Of Contents,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Plucked,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Masthead,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Hands Up Education Cic. 2021. Suburani (Na Edition) Book 1 Textbook. London, Uk: Hands Up Education. Pp. 304 Paperback. (Isbn 978-1-912870-02-8) $55.00.,
2023
Boston Public Schools
Hands Up Education Cic. 2021. Suburani (Na Edition) Book 1 Textbook. London, Uk: Hands Up Education. Pp. 304 Paperback. (Isbn 978-1-912870-02-8) $55.00., Maia Lee-Chin
New England Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
Jane Draycott. 2022. Prosthetics And Assistive Technology In Ancient Greece And Rome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 226. Hardcover. (Isbn 9781009168397),
2023
The Open University
Jane Draycott. 2022. Prosthetics And Assistive Technology In Ancient Greece And Rome. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 226. Hardcover. (Isbn 9781009168397), Marchella Ward
New England Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
The 2024 Classical Association Of New England Student Writing Contest,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
The 2024 Classical Association Of New England Student Writing Contest
New England Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
The Dioscuri Between Time And Eternity: A Study In Greek Myth And Genealogy,
2023
University of Maryland, College Park
The Dioscuri Between Time And Eternity: A Study In Greek Myth And Genealogy, Avi Kapach
New England Classical Journal
This paper examines the genealogical doubleness of the Dioscuri, whose existence is divided between two generations: as brothers of Helen and sons of Leda and Tyndareus (or Zeus), the Dioscuri should belong to the generation of the Trojan War; yet their exploits take place during the previous generation, the generation of the Argonauts and the Calydonian Boar Hunt. I argue that the discrepancy between the Dioscuri’s two lives constituted a key feature of their mythology from an early period, giving rise to a genealogical problem that was reflected, with increasing subtlety, in ancient Greek literature.
Cristina Pérez Díaz, Antígona By José Watanabe: A Bilingual Edition With Critical Essays. Routledge, 2022. Pp. 172. Ebook (Isbn 9781003150350) $40.45.,
2023
The University of Texas at Austin
Cristina Pérez Díaz, Antígona By José Watanabe: A Bilingual Edition With Critical Essays. Routledge, 2022. Pp. 172. Ebook (Isbn 9781003150350) $40.45., Andrés A. Carrete
New England Classical Journal
No abstract provided.
Divina Mens: Imperial Propaganda In De Architectura 6.1,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Divina Mens: Imperial Propaganda In De Architectura 6.1, Alex-Jaden Peart
New England Classical Journal
This paper, framed by “racecraft” theory (Fields and Fields 2012), argues that the first chapter of Book VI of Vitruvius’ De architectura positions the Roman state led by Augustus—established at the temperate middle of the ecumene by the “divine intellect” (divina mens)—as imbued with the tools to expand its territory at this critical point in the nation’s history. Exploring Vitruvius as a transitory figure, existing within both the late Republic and the early Principate, I argue that we can understand how his reception of environmental determinism theory placed Italy and its people between racial and climatic extremes.
Full Issue,
2023
College of the Holy Cross
Solo Dance In Greek And Roman Comedy,
2023
Washington University in St. Louis
Solo Dance In Greek And Roman Comedy, Marleigh Anderson
Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations
In the first full-length study focusing exclusively on comic solo dance, I argue for the presence and significance of solo dance in both Greek and Roman comedy. My dissertation aims to answer two driving questions: where does solo dance (broadly defined as dance by actors) occur in extant Greek and Roman comedy, and how does such dancing contribute to the plays? The introduction lays out my methodology for approaching these questions. My study then moves from what can be known with certainty (definite solo dance scenes and references to dance) to what requires more speculation (likely dance scenes). Chapter one, …
Odyssey Of A Renegade Queen,
2023
University of Mississippi
Odyssey Of A Renegade Queen, Annabelle Harris
Honors Theses
After a violent shipwreck, Savannah washes up on the shores of Outis with no memory of her past. She is found by James, who she thinks is a suave but ill-tempered merchant. Outis turns out to be a more dangerous place than Savannah had thought. Through the aftermath of a traumatic encounter with another islander, she learns that James is a notorious pirate, and she is stuck on an island populated by his dangerous crew. James gives Savannah an ultimatum, and with no choice but to join his crew, she becomes the ship surgeon on the Cyllenia. During their sea-faring …
Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey Through Apicius,
2023
University of Connecticut
Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey Through Apicius, Kathryn Atkinson
University Scholar Projects
Apicius is the sole surviving cookbook from classical antiquity; as such it is invaluable for what it tells us about ancient feasting customs. Yet the gluttony typically associated with classical antiquity has no place in Apicius beyond the art that is inherently associated with food; we are not so much given a seat at the cena (dinner) as we are led into the kitchen, handed an apron, and instructed to cook. This critical analysis explores each recipe not only on the surface—i.e., examining the ingredients and recreating selected recipes—but also on a deeper level, lifting food above its concrete reality …
Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey Through Apicius,
2023
University of Connecticut
Cenabis Bene: A Culinary Odyssey Through Apicius, Kathryn Atkinson
Honors Scholar Theses
Apicius is the sole surviving cookbook from classical antiquity; as such it is invaluable for what it tells us about ancient feasting customs. Yet the gluttony typically associated with classical antiquity has no place in Apicius beyond the art that is inherently associated with food; we are not so much given a seat at the cena (dinner) as we are led into the kitchen, handed an apron, and instructed to cook. This critical analysis explores each recipe not only on the surface—i.e., examining the ingredients and recreating selected recipes—but also on a deeper level, lifting food above its concrete reality …
Grief Reimagined: A Comparative Analysis Of Vergil's Aeneid And St. Augustine’S Confessions,
2023
College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Grief Reimagined: A Comparative Analysis Of Vergil's Aeneid And St. Augustine’S Confessions, Catherine Parker
Celebrating Scholarship and Creativity Day (2018-)
This essay intends to comparatively analyze Vergil’s Aeneid and Saint Augustine’s Confessions to examine the shifting perspectives of grief throughout the ancient Mediterranean as the official Roman religion transitioned from Roman Paganism to Christianity following the Edict of Milan in 313 AD. Funerary customs and traditions presented in both the Aeneid and the Confessions provide one mode of insight to explain how expressions of grief evolved over time. The other direction offered in these primary texts includes depictions of the afterlife itself. Vergil and Saint Augustine both served as heralds of their respective eras—the Augustan and Christian eras—and can therefore …
“She Didn’T Know I Was In The Room”: The Effects Of Hatfield’S Illustrations On Readers’ Interpretations Of “The Yellow Wallpaper”,
2023
Cleveland State University
“She Didn’T Know I Was In The Room”: The Effects Of Hatfield’S Illustrations On Readers’ Interpretations Of “The Yellow Wallpaper”, Mason Repas
The Downtown Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal Written and Peer-Reviewed by Mandel Honors College Students at Cleveland State University
When Charlotte Gilman's short story, "The Yellow Wallpaper," was first published in New England Magazine in 1892, staff illustrator Joseph Hatfield created three realistic-style images to accompany the text. Research suggests that Gilman had no control or influence over these images, which altered readers' perception of her story about the dangers of the rest cure for female hysteria. While Hatfield faced artistic limitations and his intentions are not discoverable today, the choices and details in his illustrations support interpretations of the short story as a piece of horror fiction in which his cohesive series of images is a more reliable …
"Beowulf": Interpretation And Supplementation,
2023
University of Mississippi
"Beowulf": Interpretation And Supplementation, Abigail Martin
Honors Theses
This thesis investigates the various ways in which Beowulf has been interpreted across time, explaining how factors, called paratexts, have played a large part in shaping these interpretations and how, especially in reading the Beowulf manuscript, we inherit the sum of these influences. In order to demonstrate this, I present a variety of arguments and perspectives on the text that have been developed by scholars over the years based on different types of paratexts (physical, intangible, and translational) in the absence of a known author. At each stage of Beowulf’s life, there have been opportunities for individuals with authority …
