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Shipwrecked Spouses: Leukothea’S Veil And Marital Reunion In The Odyssey, David West Nov 2020

Shipwrecked Spouses: Leukothea’S Veil And Marital Reunion In The Odyssey, David West

New England Classical Journal

This article proposes a new view of the mysterious incident in which Odysseus wears Leukothea’s veil to make it safely ashore in Odyssey 5, arguing that it bears directly on one of the epic’s fundamental themes, the reunion of the hero with Penelope. Through an analysis of the traditional referentiality of the veil in the Homeric epics and of Odyssean similes associating shipwreck with family reunion, it is shown that Leukothea’s veil identifies Odysseus with Penelope while both signifying and magically effecting the recovery of chastity, and ultimately of his marriage.


Messalina’S Moveable Domus: Landscape And Memory In Annals 11, Caitlin Gillespie Nov 2020

Messalina’S Moveable Domus: Landscape And Memory In Annals 11, Caitlin Gillespie

New England Classical Journal

This article addresses the intersection between landscape, memory, and power in Messalina’s movements through Rome, as recorded in Tacitus’ Annals. Messalina’s journeys demonstrate her appropriation of spatial memory and her transgressions of gender and status, as she attempts to relocate the imperial domus to the home of Gaius Silius. Reading the imperial domus as a kind of landscape opens new avenues for interpretation. Tacitus recognizes the relationship between the imperial mother and the Palatine domus, and connects Messalina to the space itself. He thereby prompts readers to consider the fragile nature of imperial power and dynastic succession as …


Vassiliki Panoussi, Brides, Mourners, Bacchae: Women’S Rituals In Roman Literature. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. Pp. 288. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-4214-2891-8) $54.95., Karen Hersch Nov 2020

Vassiliki Panoussi, Brides, Mourners, Bacchae: Women’S Rituals In Roman Literature. Baltimore, Md: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2019. Pp. 288. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-4214-2891-8) $54.95., Karen Hersch

New England Classical Journal

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Books Received Nov 2020

Books Received

New England Classical Journal

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Table Of Contents Nov 2020

Table Of Contents

New England Classical Journal

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Announcement - 2020 Cane Student Writing Contest Nov 2020

Announcement - 2020 Cane Student Writing Contest

New England Classical Journal

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Announcement - 2021 Cane Summer Institute Nov 2020

Announcement - 2021 Cane Summer Institute

New England Classical Journal

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Jacqueline De Romilly, The Life Of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition And The Betrayal Of Athens, Translated By Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings. Ithaca, Ny: Cornell University Press, 2019. Pp. 228. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-5017-1975-2). $29.95., Joshua Nudell Nov 2020

Jacqueline De Romilly, The Life Of Alcibiades: Dangerous Ambition And The Betrayal Of Athens, Translated By Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings. Ithaca, Ny: Cornell University Press, 2019. Pp. 228. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-5017-1975-2). $29.95., Joshua Nudell

New England Classical Journal

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Musonius Rufus, That One Should Disdain Hardships (The Teachings Of A Roman Stoic), Translated By Cora E. Lutz, With An Introduction By Gretchen Reydams-Schils. New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 2020. Pp. 160. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-300-22603-4) $22.00., Joshua Kinlaw Nov 2020

Musonius Rufus, That One Should Disdain Hardships (The Teachings Of A Roman Stoic), Translated By Cora E. Lutz, With An Introduction By Gretchen Reydams-Schils. New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 2020. Pp. 160. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-300-22603-4) $22.00., Joshua Kinlaw

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Italy, Alexa Furnari Jul 2020

Mount Vesuvius, Pompeii, Italy, Alexa Furnari

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Ancient Toledo, Holly Tente Jul 2020

Ancient Toledo, Holly Tente

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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The Acropolis Through The Temple Of Olympian Zeus, Liam O'Toole Jul 2020

The Acropolis Through The Temple Of Olympian Zeus, Liam O'Toole

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Trajan And The Moon, Hui Li Jul 2020

Trajan And The Moon, Hui Li

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Forum Of Pompeii, Hui Li Jul 2020

Forum Of Pompeii, Hui Li

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Theater Of Taormina, Hui Li Jul 2020

Theater Of Taormina, Hui Li

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Laocoön And His Sons, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

Laocoön And His Sons, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


David By Michelangelo, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

David By Michelangelo, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Ceres Holding Staff And Grain, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

Ceres Holding Staff And Grain, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Perseus And Medusa, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

Perseus And Medusa, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


The Pantheon, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

The Pantheon, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Bust Of Mythological Figure, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek Jul 2020

Bust Of Mythological Figure, Rebecca R. Kaczmarek

Parnassus: Classical Journal

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Fortune Favors The Prepared? Τύχη In The History Of The Peloponnesian War, Liam O'Toole Jul 2020

Fortune Favors The Prepared? Τύχη In The History Of The Peloponnesian War, Liam O'Toole

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


The Achaean, Benjamin Kelly Jul 2020

The Achaean, Benjamin Kelly

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Pornography And Poetry: The Humanity Of The Performer, Zachary Tympanick Jul 2020

Pornography And Poetry: The Humanity Of The Performer, Zachary Tympanick

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Connecting Ancient Philosophers’ Math Theory To Modern Fractal Mathematics, Colin Mccormack Jul 2020

Connecting Ancient Philosophers’ Math Theory To Modern Fractal Mathematics, Colin Mccormack

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Lucretia And The Language Of Purity, Anne-Catherine Schaaf Jul 2020

Lucretia And The Language Of Purity, Anne-Catherine Schaaf

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Aggression And Violence Against Females: Analyzing The Similarities Between Myth And Film, Julia Papanastou Jul 2020

Aggression And Violence Against Females: Analyzing The Similarities Between Myth And Film, Julia Papanastou

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Suicide According To Socrates And Camus, Meghan Gavis Jul 2020

Suicide According To Socrates And Camus, Meghan Gavis

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Why Does Love Always Feel Like A Battlefield In Actium? An Investigation Of Battle Influences In Propertius, Kendall Swanson Jul 2020

Why Does Love Always Feel Like A Battlefield In Actium? An Investigation Of Battle Influences In Propertius, Kendall Swanson

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


The Student's Quest, Anne-Catherine Schaaf Jul 2020

The Student's Quest, Anne-Catherine Schaaf

Parnassus: Classical Journal

No abstract provided.