Classics Dissertations and Theses
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furor illa et movit Erinys: The Presentation and Agency of Tisiphone in Statius' Thebaid
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)The purpose of this paper is to provide new insight into the Fury Tisiphone, who prominently appears in Statius’ Thebaid. I examine the development of the Erinys from its earliest origins in Homer to, as I argue, its ... -
Paired, clustered, and recurrent similies in Homer’s Iliad
(University of Kansas, 2005-05-31)This paper explores relationships among similes in Homer's Iliad. The first five points of the paper examine some of the possible relationships and associations that occur among similes that are paired or clustered in close ... -
20th and 21st Century Political Interpretations of Virgil’s Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Virgil’s works have been interpreted in striking ways during periods of political upheaval in the 20th and 21st centuries. Following the end of World War I, Benito Mussolini saw the Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics as good ... -
“How Strangely Chang’d”: The Re-creation of Ovid by African American Women Poets
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This project examines the re-creation of Ovid by African American women poets. Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved Black woman writing in colonial America, engages with Ovid’s account of Niobe in her epyllion “Niobe in Distress.” ... -
Boundaries and Religion in Propertius Book 4
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This thesis focuses on Propertius’ use of the imagery of physical boundaries in Book Four, specifically walls, doors, and gates. Propertius’ fourth book of poetry engages closely with the culture of his time, perhaps ... -
Subtle Manipulation: A Rhetorical Analysis of Medea Across Time and Genre in Greek and Roman Literature
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)This thesis focuses on the character of Medea, analyzing her ability to adapt her rhetoric across genre and time period. Specifically, I will look at Medea’s speech through three lenses—dialogue, epistle, and monologue—each ... -
Sophisticating a Cyclops: Polyphemus and Galatea in Roman Wall-Painting
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This thesis thoroughly examines Roman wall-paintings involving Polyphemus and Galatea. The goal of this thesis is to consider what ideas these paintings can offer concerning Roman values and aspirations. The different ... -
Innovations in Latin Teaching: Implementing the “Flipped Latin Classroom” at the University of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2017-08-31)The University of Kansas is one of many post-secondary institutions across the country that has experienced a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in Latin and Greek courses. In order to address this ... -
DECUS POSTERITAS REPENDIT: Reevaluating Cremutius Cordus in Tacitus' Annals
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)In one of the best known passages in the Annals, Tacitus gives an account of the trial and death of Aulus Cremutius Cordus (A. 4.34-35), a Roman historian documenting the transitional period from the Roman Republic to the ... -
Optima Carme: A Reexamination of the Nurse in the Ciris
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)This thesis examines the Ciris, a Pseudo-Vergilian epyllion of uncertain date, and analyzes the figure of the nurse Carme, a character who has largely been ignored in previous studies of the poem. The Ciris narrates the ... -
A critical study of Horace Serm. I. 10
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Word order in subordinate clauses in Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
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The effect of emphasis on the position of the attributive
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Parmenides 1.31-32 and the Status of Opinion: A Case for the Negative Reading on Orthodox and Unorthodox Arrangements
(University of Kansas, 2014-12-31)While the meaning of lines 31-32 of Fragment 1 (DK 1.31-32) in Parmenides' epic-style poem seem to have significant implications for the overall argument of the poem, attempts to understand them have resulted in generations ... -
The indefinite quis in Cicero's letters
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What constitutes the beginning of a Latin sentence
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Hekate: a Symbol of the Dangers of Feminine Knowledge in Euripides
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Without looking at the Argonautica and later Roman portrayals of Hekate, such as Ovid and Seneca, I want to explore Hekate’s relationship with Greek tragedy. How does a goddess evolve so quickly from possessing a share of ... -
From Germanicus to Corbulo: The Evolution of Generalship under the Principate in Tacitus' Annales
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Tacitus’ Annales present a comprehensive account of the formative early years of the Roman principate. Though the effects of the change from republic to principate are most frequently made evident through Tacitus’ portrayal ... -
The Songs of Gods and Men: Internal Songs and Singers in Archaic Greek Epic
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Within Homer’s Iliad, Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns, there are a number of songs performed by internal characters over the course of the narrative. Despite similarities in theme and content between these songs, when they ... -
Characters of Love: Propertius and Cynthia in 'Elegies' 1
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)In the Monobiblos, the characterizations of Cynthia and Propertius develop in traceable trajectories. The goal of this thesis is to provide a close analysis of specific poems in Propertius’ Elegies that contribute to and ...