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P.J. Finglass, Ed., Trans., Comm., Sophocles: Oedipus The King., Hanna Roisman Jan 2019

P.J. Finglass, Ed., Trans., Comm., Sophocles: Oedipus The King., Hanna Roisman

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


John Lombardini, The Politics Of Socratic Humor., Don Adams Jan 2019

John Lombardini, The Politics Of Socratic Humor., Don Adams

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Frank L. Holt, The Treasures Of Alexander The Great: How One Man’S Wealth Shaped The World., Guy M. Rogers Jan 2019

Frank L. Holt, The Treasures Of Alexander The Great: How One Man’S Wealth Shaped The World., Guy M. Rogers

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Peter Heather, Rome Resurgent: War And Empire In The Age Of Justinian., Marion Kruse Jan 2019

Peter Heather, Rome Resurgent: War And Empire In The Age Of Justinian., Marion Kruse

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steven Hunt, And Mai Musié, Eds. Forward With Classics: Classical Languages In Schools And Communities., Teresa Ramsby Jan 2019

Arlene Holmes-Henderson, Steven Hunt, And Mai Musié, Eds. Forward With Classics: Classical Languages In Schools And Communities., Teresa Ramsby

New England Classical Journal

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Tacitus, Tiberius, And The Ce17 Earthquake In The Roman Province Of Asia, Daryn Graham Jan 2019

Tacitus, Tiberius, And The Ce17 Earthquake In The Roman Province Of Asia, Daryn Graham

New England Classical Journal

Focusing on the Asian earthquake of 17 CE, this article argues that Tiberius took on a more active role in his response to the disaster than he was portrayed as doing in Tacitus’ Annals. Tacitus’ portrayal of these events was influenced by his own political experience under Trajan and Hadrian and did not fully take into account Tiberius’ efforts to rebuild. However, a consideration of evidence from outside the Annals reveals that Tiberius’ actions served as an opportunity to assert his own power in two interconnected ways. As he maneuvered against the political threat of Germanicus, he became known as …


The Rise And Development Of The Office Of Agoranomos In Greco-Roman Egypt, Susan Rahyab Jan 2019

The Rise And Development Of The Office Of Agoranomos In Greco-Roman Egypt, Susan Rahyab

New England Classical Journal

This article traces the evolution of the office of agoranomos in Greco-Roman Egypt and compares such developments with those of the official’s counterparts in the rest of the Greek world. I argue that the office’s third century transformation into a liturgical position in Egypt mirrors identical changes in Greece, Asia Minor, and Roman Palestine in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, as seen through the papyrological, epigraphic, and historical record. This comparative approach reveals a wider trend in the Greek East and demonstrates the importance in considering the Egyptian evidence in treatments of the office in the rest of the Greco-Roman …


What’S In A Name: Semantic In/Stability In The Ancient World And In Today’S Global Classroom, Laura Samponaro Jan 2019

What’S In A Name: Semantic In/Stability In The Ancient World And In Today’S Global Classroom, Laura Samponaro

New England Classical Journal

This article explores the continuing debate, from antiquity to the present, over the nature of names. While divided on the role of human choice versus adherence to an idea or object’s true nature in the naming process, ancient intellectuals from Greece, Rome, and China largely agreed on the necessity of codifying names to ensure political and universal stability. One notable exception was the Daoists, who advocated for namelessness, believing that names created divisions and binaries that were inconsistent with the united nature of reality. In contrast to the ancients, many of today's students do not agree on the extent of …


The “Happy Slave” Narrative And Classics Pedagogy: A Verbal And Visual Analysis Of Beginning Greek And Latin Textbooks, Kelly P. Dugan Jan 2019

The “Happy Slave” Narrative And Classics Pedagogy: A Verbal And Visual Analysis Of Beginning Greek And Latin Textbooks, Kelly P. Dugan

New England Classical Journal

In Greek and Latin textbooks, verbal and visual discourses function together to construe Greco-Roman systems of enslavement. This article is a survey of the words and images of enslavement in five popular Greek and Latin textbooks and includes sample lessons for educators to apply in their own classroom. Based on the theories and methodologies of multicultural education and systemic functional linguistics, the findings illustrate how the linguistic resources of appraisal (feelings and character) and transitivity (agency and action) function to sanitize and normalize enslavement. The accompanying comparative analysis to 19th-century American discourses on enslavement to demonstrate how the use of …


Teaching Homer’S Odyssey Through Charles Darwin’S The Descent Of Man: An Ancient Version Of Evolution, Lois A. Cuddy Jan 2019

Teaching Homer’S Odyssey Through Charles Darwin’S The Descent Of Man: An Ancient Version Of Evolution, Lois A. Cuddy

New England Classical Journal

This paper argues that Homer’s Odyssey was the world’s introduction to ideas about human evolution popularized by Darwin and that these ideas are recognizable in the individuals and communities that the hero and his son encounter on their journeys. Homer represents the stages of human evolution through the characteristics of various social groups described in the Odyssey , such as the Cyclopses, Lastrygonians, Ithacans, Kikones, and Phaeacians, as well as through the characteristics of noteworthy individuals such as Helen and Penelope. This comparison of different communities and individuals seems to mirror Darwin’s hierarchy of evolution in The Descent of Man. …


Jesse Weiner, Benjamin Eldon Stevens, And Brett M. Rogers, Eds. Frankenstein And Its Classics: The Modern Prometheus From Antiquity To Science Fiction., Debbie Felton Jan 2019

Jesse Weiner, Benjamin Eldon Stevens, And Brett M. Rogers, Eds. Frankenstein And Its Classics: The Modern Prometheus From Antiquity To Science Fiction., Debbie Felton

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Full Issue Jan 2019

Full Issue

New England Classical Journal

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Good Rhetoric From The Classical To The Jesuits; Or On Αγαθός Λόγος, Andrew J. Wells May 2018

Good Rhetoric From The Classical To The Jesuits; Or On Αγαθός Λόγος, Andrew J. Wells

The Criterion

Labeling rhetoric as ἀγαθός (good) or κακός (bad) might appear subjective. The Jesuit rhetorical tradition suggests otherwise. Once I place the pursuit of eloquentia perfecta within the context of ancient rhetoricians: Socrates, Gorgias, the author of Dissoi Logoi, and Quintillian, I attempt to find a definition for ἀγαθός λόγος (good speech/rhetoric).


Of Ivory And Eros: How Kurtz Was Corrupted By The Congo, Alexander T. Grey May 2018

Of Ivory And Eros: How Kurtz Was Corrupted By The Congo, Alexander T. Grey

The Criterion

While much ink has been spilled about the savagery and rawness of Conrad's magnum opus, Heart of Darkness, few scholars have sought to look at the softer side of Kurtz, Marlow, and the cast of characters. This essay attempts to view the work through the lens of love and the Grecian concepts of eros, philia and agape as they apply to Kurtz's tryst and what can be learned about this tormented man in the jungle when love enters the equation.


Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 6, 2018), Steven Merola, Jeffrey Dickinson, Liam O'Toole, Richard Ciołek, Julia Spiegel, Stephen Conde, Emma Powell, Michael Kelley, Andrew J. Wells, Aidan Largey, Michael Raheb, Charlie Schufreider, Zachary Sowerby, Hui Li, Caroline Maclachlan May 2018

Parnassus: Classical Journal (Volume 6, 2018), Steven Merola, Jeffrey Dickinson, Liam O'Toole, Richard Ciołek, Julia Spiegel, Stephen Conde, Emma Powell, Michael Kelley, Andrew J. Wells, Aidan Largey, Michael Raheb, Charlie Schufreider, Zachary Sowerby, Hui Li, Caroline Maclachlan

Parnassus: Classical Journal (v.1-6)

Parnassus is an undergraduate journal published by the College of the Holy Cross in conjunction with the Classics Department. Parnassus' mission is to share the passion of Holy Cross students for the ancient world. All pieces aim to be generally understandable, allowing the field to be more accessible to non-specialists in the community.


David Stuttard, Nemesis: Alcibiades And The Fall Of Athens. Cambridge, Ma, And London, Harvard University Press, 2018. Pp. Xv + 380. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-66044-1) $29.95., Michael Nerdahl Jan 2018

David Stuttard, Nemesis: Alcibiades And The Fall Of Athens. Cambridge, Ma, And London, Harvard University Press, 2018. Pp. Xv + 380. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-66044-1) $29.95., Michael Nerdahl

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Identity Through Discourse: Narrative Technique In The Epistula Severi, Mark Pearsall Jan 2018

Identity Through Discourse: Narrative Technique In The Epistula Severi, Mark Pearsall

New England Classical Journal

This article analyzes the Epistula Severi, a fifth-century letter which describes the coercive conversion of Jews on the island of Minorca. Approaching the text on the level of narrative and rhetoric, rather than history alone, it argues that the letter’s framing and historical account serve to promote a discourse of binary opposition between Jews and Christians. In his presentation of the events, the letter’s author obscures Christian agency in anti-Jewish violence and argues for divine sanction of violent conversions. The historical dimension of the letter’s discourse is considered along with that of its content.


Homer, Emily Wilson, Trans., The Odyssey, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018. Pp. 592. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-393-08905-9) $39.95., Max Gabrielson Jan 2018

Homer, Emily Wilson, Trans., The Odyssey, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2018. Pp. 592. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-393-08905-9) $39.95., Max Gabrielson

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Kathryn Lomas, The Rise Of Rome: From The Iron Age To The Punic Wars. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2018. Pp. Xxii + 405. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-65965-0) $35.00., Catherine Baker Jan 2018

Kathryn Lomas, The Rise Of Rome: From The Iron Age To The Punic Wars. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2018. Pp. Xxii + 405. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-65965-0) $35.00., Catherine Baker

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Maren R. Niehoff, Philo Of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography. New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 2018. Pp. 336. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-300-17523-3) $38.00., Jennifer Otto Jan 2018

Maren R. Niehoff, Philo Of Alexandria: An Intellectual Biography. New Haven, Ct: Yale University Press, 2018. Pp. 336. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-300-17523-3) $38.00., Jennifer Otto

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


J. Alison Rosenblitt, E. E. Cummings’ Modernism And The Classics: Each Imperishable Stanza. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. Xxiv + 370. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-876715-2) $65.00., Ruth Breindel Jan 2018

J. Alison Rosenblitt, E. E. Cummings’ Modernism And The Classics: Each Imperishable Stanza. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. Xxiv + 370. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-876715-2) $65.00., Ruth Breindel

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Full Issue Jan 2018

Full Issue

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Jonathan L. Ready, The Homeric Simile In Comparative Perspectives: Oral Traditions From Saudi Arabia To Indonesia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. 336. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-880255-6) $90.00., Stephen Scully Jan 2018

Jonathan L. Ready, The Homeric Simile In Comparative Perspectives: Oral Traditions From Saudi Arabia To Indonesia. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018. Pp. 336. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-880255-6) $90.00., Stephen Scully

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Lycophron’S Alexandra: “Restaging” The East-West Conflict, Akira V. Yatsuhashi Jan 2018

Lycophron’S Alexandra: “Restaging” The East-West Conflict, Akira V. Yatsuhashi

New England Classical Journal

This paper argues that Lycrophon’s Alexandra overwrites the model of Herodotus to condense the conflict between East and West and advocate for uniformly “Greek” cultural identity. As the idea of what it meant to be Greek or barbarian began to transform with the events of the early Hellenistic period, concurrent literary works like those of Lycrophon responded to cultural anxieties by redefining Hellenicity to unite displaced Greek-speaking peoples. Herodotus and Lycrophon both claim epistemological authority of their narratives, but unlike Herodotus, Lycrophon explores the individual motivations of historical actors and incorporates both poetic and prose traditions into his narrative. In …


Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts, And Sara E. Cole, Eds., Beyond The Nile: Egypt And The Classical World. Los Angeles, Ca: Getty Publications, 2018. Pp. 360. Cloth (Isbn: 978-1-60606-551-8) $65.00., Molly Swetnam-Burland Jan 2018

Jeffrey Spier, Timothy Potts, And Sara E. Cole, Eds., Beyond The Nile: Egypt And The Classical World. Los Angeles, Ca: Getty Publications, 2018. Pp. 360. Cloth (Isbn: 978-1-60606-551-8) $65.00., Molly Swetnam-Burland

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Paulin Ismard, Jane Marie Todd, Trans., Democracy’S Slaves: A Political History Of Ancient Greece. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 208. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-66007-6) $35.00., Christopher Welser Jan 2018

Paulin Ismard, Jane Marie Todd, Trans., Democracy’S Slaves: A Political History Of Ancient Greece. Cambridge, Ma: Harvard University Press, 2017. Pp. 208. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-674-66007-6) $35.00., Christopher Welser

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Sarah Hitch And Ian Rutherford, Eds., Animal Sacrifice In The Ancient Greek World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Pp. 348. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-521-19103-6) $99.99., Nancy Evans Jan 2018

Sarah Hitch And Ian Rutherford, Eds., Animal Sacrifice In The Ancient Greek World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017. Pp. 348. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-521-19103-6) $99.99., Nancy Evans

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Catalina Balmaceda, Virtus Romana: Politics And Morality In The Roman Historians. Chapel Hill, Nc: University Of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. 312. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-4696-3512-5) $45.00., Kathryn Steed Jan 2018

Catalina Balmaceda, Virtus Romana: Politics And Morality In The Roman Historians. Chapel Hill, Nc: University Of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. 312. Cloth (Isbn 978-1-4696-3512-5) $45.00., Kathryn Steed

New England Classical Journal

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Daniel S. Richter And William A. Johnson, Eds., The Oxford Handbook Of The Second Sophistic. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp Xii + 758. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-983747-2) $150.00., Brandon Jones Jan 2018

Daniel S. Richter And William A. Johnson, Eds., The Oxford Handbook Of The Second Sophistic. New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. Pp Xii + 758. Cloth (Isbn 978-0-19-983747-2) $150.00., Brandon Jones

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.


Catalina Balmaceda, Virtus Romana: Politics And Morality In The Roman Historians. Chapel Hill, Nc: University Of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. Xiii + 297. Paper (Isbn 978-1-46963-212-5) $45.00., Mark Wright Jan 2018

Catalina Balmaceda, Virtus Romana: Politics And Morality In The Roman Historians. Chapel Hill, Nc: University Of North Carolina Press, 2017. Pp. Xiii + 297. Paper (Isbn 978-1-46963-212-5) $45.00., Mark Wright

New England Classical Journal

No abstract provided.