Classics: Recent submissions
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Egypt and the Odyssey : Homeric dialogues with Egyptian travel literature
(2023-11-29) - ThesisThis thesis investigates the relationship between Homer’s Odyssey and the Egyptian tradition of travel literature from the second millennium BC. It is a comparative exploration of portrayals of displacement, exile, and ... -
Tacitus and the representation of the legal world in the Annals
(2023-06-16) - ThesisThis thesis investigates Tacitus’ views on the law and the narrative function of law-related episodes in the Annals. It adopts the methods of the ‘Law and Literature’ approach, exploring both Tacitus’ literary representation ... -
What it means to be a man : elite masculinity and warfare in Cisalpine Gaul c. 400-50 BC
(2023-06-16) - ThesisThis thesis explores Cisalpine masculinity and warfare over the period c. 400-50 BC and seeks to demonstrate that material cultural changes reflected broader socio-political and military developments. A statistical analysis ... -
Birth, death, and rebirth in Nonnus' Dionysiaca and Paraphrase
(2023-06-16) - ThesisThis thesis explores a new way to approach the Dionysiaca and the Paraphrase of Nonnus, reading the two texts in parallel and identifying the relationship between the poems and the cultural and religious contexts of their ... -
Mind, emotion, and responsibility : studies in Homeric psychology
(2022-11-30) - ThesisI examine several aspects of Homeric psychology, deploying a variety of theoretical approaches, whilst orienting my discussion around the ideas of three classical scholars: Bruno Snell, Eric Dodds, and Arthur Adkins. After ...