Classics (School of): Recent submissions
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The collected works of J.M. Falckenburg
(1989) - ThesisJacob Milich Falckenburg has on rare occasions in the twentieth century received recognition in notes and scholarly afterthoughts for his Latin verse retelling of the Apollonius of Tyre romance and dedicatory poem to Queen ... -
Tacitus's characteristic exploitation of geographical setting
(1983) - ThesisThe aim of this thesis is to examine Tacitus's treatment of geographical material in his historical works, considering his sources, his methods and his intentions. In the first six chapters, each of which deals with a ... -
Seneca's 'Phoenissae' : introduction and commentary
(1990) - ThesisThe Introduction deals primarily with issues regarding Seneca's Phoenissae specifically, but includes some discussion of more general questions. It consists of the following sections: 1. Title (in which the problem of the ... -
Petronius' 'Satyrica' : sources and affinities
(1995) - ThesisIn the ongoing debate over the genre of the Satyricon of Petronius, the theories that the work is a parody of the Greek romance or that it is a mock-epic have reached a level of orthodoxy. The Satyricon's stylistic and ... -
The protagonists in the satires of Juvenal
(1987) - ThesisThe persona theory has been applied to various branches of Latin poetry, but is incomplete without also considering both audience and, where relevant, addressee. By extension it may be seen that not only addressees, but ...