Browsing Department of Classical Studies (MU) by Thesis Semester "2007 Spring"

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  • Agamemnon in Homer : reading character through tradition 

    Porter, Andrew E. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] In this research project I outline a consistent methodology for assessing characterization in the oral-derived Homeric epics and I apply this methodology ...

  • Boundary violations: a reflection of pessimism in Lucan's Bellum civile 

    Davis, Erin Paige (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
    The desecration of boundaries abounds in Lucan's epic poem, Bellum Civile. The abundance of boundary violations serves as a literary tool through which Lucan conveys his attitude towards civil war. Lucan's boundary violations ...

  • Catullus' Attis : counterfeit epic 

    Foster, Hubert Wakefield, 1953- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Catullus' carmen 63 presents a confluence of forms - inverted, parodic, and imitative - from which flow diverging streams of critical interpretation. ...