Browsing 2011 Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Classical studies (MU)"
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Frustrated desire and controlling fictions : the natural world in ancient pastoral literature and art
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation examines three intersections of plants and desire in the pastoral literature of Theocritus, Virgil, and Longus. First, the locus amoenus describes a pleasing botanical place that can create a narrative ... -
The mechanics of Roman religion : the functionality and aspectualization of the gods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation examines the practical functioning of Roman religion and the nature of the Roman gods. Roman religion operated as a thaumaturgical ...