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Plato The Poet, Francis James Flanagan
Plato The Poet, Francis James Flanagan
Honors Bachelor of Arts
Plato’s dialogue genre contains within it literary elements not normally associated with a philosophical work. In the creation of his dialogue, Plato combined the literary aspects of drama—specifically setting and characterization—and rhetoric with the Socratic Method to create a genre that was new to philosophy. An examination of the usage of these elements in a Platonic dialogue, specifically Symposium, in comparison to Xenophon’s Symposium reveals the unique nature of Plato’s dialogue.
Roman Mater The Etruscan Influence On The Role Of Roman Women, Elizabeth Davis
Roman Mater The Etruscan Influence On The Role Of Roman Women, Elizabeth Davis
Honors Bachelor of Arts
Comparing the common grave monuments for women of Athenian society which were primarily stele and kore, to the grave monuments for Etruscan women, which were family tomb paintings and sarcophagi, will expose the large differences between the two societies’ views on women. Looking into the Roman culture, specifically the monuments and laws created by Augustus during the early Empire, will reveal the Etruscan influence on Roman society concerning women.
Pliny The Pessimist, Thomas E. Strunk