Classics (School of): Recent submissions
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Old ways, new names : identity, reciprocity and continuity in the northwestern Roman alae, 52 B.C.-A.D. 212
(2020-07-30) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on Rome’s desire to exploit the well-documented prowess of northwestern Iron Age groups in the area of cavalry, while also taking into consideration the dynamics of control and risk involved in such a ... -
The inspired intellect : Neoplatonism and its reception in Robert Graves, Jorge Luis Borges, Suzanne Lilar, and Kathleen Raine
(2020-07-30) - ThesisThis thesis argues that Neoplatonic philosophy made a significant contribution to the understanding and expression of inspiration in twentieth-century literary culture. In emphasising the importance of a text- based body ... -
Intertextuality in the Egyptian books of Achilles Tatius' Leukippe and Kleitophon
(2020-07-30) - ThesisThis thesis explores intertextuality in the books of Achilles Tatius’ (henceforward AT) Leukippe and Kleitophon (henceforward L&C) which are set in Egypt (i.e. 3.6-5.14). L&C is distinctly intertextual and intratextual, ... -
Truth and fiction in Servius' commentary on Virgil
(2024-12-04) - ThesisTracing the grammatical, philosophical, and interpretive traditions that shaped his exegesis, this dissertation considers Servius’ critical approach to fiction in his commentaries on Virgil’s Aeneid, Eclogues, and Georgics ... -
Interrogating liminality : threatening landscapes in fifth-century Greek tragedy
(2020-07-30) - ThesisThis thesis interrogates the concept of liminal landscape in ancient Greek tragedy. Landscape studies are a growing area of research, offering valuable new insights into the ancient world; however, there is still a prevalent ...