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"Beowulf": Interpretation And Supplementation, Abigail Martin May 2023

"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 …


Heroines And Murderers The World Of Sophoclean Women, Nathan Debar May 2022

Heroines And Murderers The World Of Sophoclean Women, Nathan Debar

Honors Theses

This thesis will examine the female characters of the extant and fragmentary plays of the 5th-century BC Athenian poet Sophocles. These plays’ composition date ranges from the second half of the 5th century BC. Not every play will be considered for this study, as some do not contain female characters or female characters cannot be ascribed to a fragmentary play. Only plays that feature female characters or plays in which female characters and their actions can be reasonably estimated will be used in this study. For the fragments and their information, I shall default to Hugh Lloyd-Jones’ 1996 Sophocles: Fragments. …


Mercy Otis Warren’S Marcia(S) And Cornelia(S): A Case Study In Women’S Internalization Of Classicism In Early America, Brittany Ellis May 2022

Mercy Otis Warren’S Marcia(S) And Cornelia(S): A Case Study In Women’S Internalization Of Classicism In Early America, Brittany Ellis

Honors Theses

The connection between people in early America and classicism is a field of study that has been heavily documented, although it has remained a very male-focused field with little research done about how women in early America formed a relationship with antiquity. This thesis reveals that elite white women had a deep emotional and intellectual attachment with mothers and matrons from ancient Greece and Rome as a basis for expressing political thoughts and identity; classicism formed a common language that many women could relate to each other before, during, and after the American Revolution. This assessment is achieved through a …


Fable In Action: A Discourse Analysis Approach To The Life Of Aesop, Martha Hamilton Mccafferty May 2021

Fable In Action: A Discourse Analysis Approach To The Life Of Aesop, Martha Hamilton Mccafferty

Honors Theses

In this essay, I examine instances of fable-telling throughout the Life of Aesop in a new light by using linguistic theories from the subfield of Pragmatics in my analysis. I suggest that the author’s purpose in composing the Life of Aesop is to instruct his audience on how to use fable effectively, and that Aesop serves as both the positive and negative example for this lesson. I begin by considering the nature of fable and demonstrate why it is necessary to define fable in reference to the social action which it performs. I then address the complex position of fable …


The Art And Importance Of Deliberative Rhetoric In Political Communications, Cameron Sadler May 2021

The Art And Importance Of Deliberative Rhetoric In Political Communications, Cameron Sadler

Honors Theses

This project explores the use of deliberative rhetorical appeals in political communications. Seven professionals spanning all levels of politics were interviewed about their work as communications specialists and strategists. Their insights further proved the necessity for attention to rhetoric in messaging.


On Translating Greek Lyric Poetry, Lucy Turnbull Sep 2020

On Translating Greek Lyric Poetry, Lucy Turnbull

Studies in English

No abstract provided.


The Matron Of Ephesus: An Identification, Allen Cabaniss Sep 2020

The Matron Of Ephesus: An Identification, Allen Cabaniss

Studies in English

No abstract provided.


The Matron Of Ephesus Again: An Analysis, Allen Cabaniss Sep 2020

The Matron Of Ephesus Again: An Analysis, Allen Cabaniss

Studies in English

No abstract provided.


Priscianus Grammatius Caesariensis. Institutes Grammaticarum Cum Glossis Marginalibus Et Interlinearibus Fragmentus Saec. X Exeuntis, Priscian, Active Approximately 500-530 Aug 1902

Priscianus Grammatius Caesariensis. Institutes Grammaticarum Cum Glossis Marginalibus Et Interlinearibus Fragmentus Saec. X Exeuntis, Priscian, Active Approximately 500-530

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment. Priscian's Institutes, Livy, Virgil, Homer Aug 1902

Fragment. Priscian's Institutes, Livy, Virgil, Homer

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment. Priscian's Institutes, Virgil, Horace, Lucan, 39-65, Lucilius, Gaius, Approximately 180 B.C.-Approximately 102 B.C., Persius Aug 1902

Fragment. Priscian's Institutes, Virgil, Horace, Lucan, 39-65, Lucilius, Gaius, Approximately 180 B.C.-Approximately 102 B.C., Persius

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Pvb. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Volume 1 (Title Pages), Ovid, Jakob Moltzer, Ercole Ciofani, Daniel Heinsius Dec 1726

Pvb. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Volume 1 (Title Pages), Ovid, Jakob Moltzer, Ercole Ciofani, Daniel Heinsius

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Selection from Ovid's work. Scholars surmise the author was another source of inspriation for Shakespeare; "cum integris Jacobi Micylli, Herculis Ciofani, et Danielis Heinsii notis, et Nicolai Heinsii curis secundis, et aliorum in singulas partes, partim integris, partim excerptis, adnotationibus, cura et studio Petri Burmanni, qui et suas in omne opus notas adiecit"


Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 1 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille Dec 1697

Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 1 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Selection from Ovid's work. Scholars surmise the author was another source of inspriation for Shakespeare; "mises en vers francois par T. Corneille"


Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 3 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille Dec 1697

Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 3 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Selection from Ovid's work. Scholars surmise the author was another source of inspriation for Shakespeare; "mises en vers francois par T. Corneille"


The Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans (Title Page), Plutarch, Thomas North Dec 1675

The Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans (Title Page), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Title page from the 1676 edition of Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.


The Life Of Coriolanus (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North Dec 1630

The Life Of Coriolanus (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Section from Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus. The story of Coriolanus, a highly successful and infamous Roman aristocratic general. William Shakespeare took inspiration from Plutarch's account and incorporated them into his own play, Coriolanus. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.


The Life Of Julius Caesar (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North Dec 1630

The Life Of Julius Caesar (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Section from Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare took inspiration from Plutarch's account and incorporated it into his own play, Julius Caesar. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.


Pvb. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Volume 1 (Selection), Ovid, Daniel Heinsius Dec 1628

Pvb. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Volume 1 (Selection), Ovid, Daniel Heinsius

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Selection from Ovid's work. Scholars surmise the author was another source of inspriation for Shakespeare; "Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit"


Archontorologion, Or The Diall Of Princes (Title Page), Antonio De Guevara, Thomas North Dec 1618

Archontorologion, Or The Diall Of Princes (Title Page), Antonio De Guevara, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

"containing the golden and famous booke of Marcvs Avrelivs by Don Antonio of Guevara and translated out of French by Thomas North"; Another work translated by Sir Thomas North, earlier editions were widely known during Shakespeare's lifetime.


Fragment. Book Of Hours, Author Unknown Dec 1449

Fragment. Book Of Hours, Author Unknown

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment. Golden Legend, Jacobus De Voragine Dec 1399

Fragment. Golden Legend, Jacobus De Voragine

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


French Missal, Author Unknown Dec 1399

French Missal, Author Unknown

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment, Livy, Giacomo Curlo Dec 1399

Fragment, Livy, Giacomo Curlo

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Donatus (Aelius) Ars Grammatica Cum Commento Marginali Incerti Auctoris Fragmenta Saec. Xiii., Aelius Donatus Dec 1249

Donatus (Aelius) Ars Grammatica Cum Commento Marginali Incerti Auctoris Fragmenta Saec. Xiii., Aelius Donatus

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment. New Testament, Author Unknown Dec 1159

Fragment. New Testament, Author Unknown

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.


Fragment, Lucilius, Gaius, Approximately 180 B.C.-Approximately 102 B.C., Persius, Virgil, Plautus, Titus Maccius, Naevius, Gnaeus, Approximately 270 B C-Approximately 200 B C, Ennius, Livy, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D. Dec 1049

Fragment, Lucilius, Gaius, Approximately 180 B.C.-Approximately 102 B.C., Persius, Virgil, Plautus, Titus Maccius, Naevius, Gnaeus, Approximately 270 B C-Approximately 200 B C, Ennius, Livy, Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D.

Medieval Manuscript Fragments

No abstract provided.