Browsing Classical Studies electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2015 Spring"
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A new heroism : a study of the battle scenes in Lucan's Bellum Civile
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This dissertation provides an examination of how Lucan's Bellum Ciuile redefines epic heroism by focusing on the poet's use of the narrative structures that make up epic large scale battle. It argues that Lucan engages his ... -
Queen of the Curse : the Odyssey's formulaic interrogation and Arete's determination of Odysseus' identity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation establishes the compositional authority of Arete, queen of the Phaeacians, in Homer's Odyssey by means of an oral poetic analysis of ... -
Remembering Trajan in fourth-century Rome : memory and identity in spatial, artistic, and textual narratives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)This study examines a broad range of fourth-century evidence in art, literature, and monuments in order to examine the cultural significance of the Roman emperor Trajan. Trajan was famous in his own day in the second century ...