Ancient Greek Literature  (tagged articles)

The Eumenides, Antigone and the Nature of Objective Justice

Patrick F. Sheils - Justice in The Eumenides is established as an objective entity and it is in The Eumenides that it is solidified as a concept which has causal power over the material world. This metaphysical abstraction seeks to gain purchase through interpersonal relationships and... Keep Reading »

Penelope, Helen, and the Ancient Greek Spectrum of Femininity: Observations of Womanhood in the Homeric Epics

Jenn Beardsley - Although most Ancient Greek literature focused on male characters, a literary analysis of Homeric poetry reveals an inquisition of femininity, motherhood, and what it meant to be a woman in Ancient Greece. Throughout the epic The Iliad and its sequel The Odyssey, the... Keep Reading »

Material Nostalgia in Classical and Early Modern Drama

Marnie J. Monogue - The inescapability and influence of the past becomes most discernable with homecoming. A particularly powerful sense of nostalgia concentrates in textiles, especially when these objects purposefully invoke the past. More often than not, theatre uses textile props and... Keep Reading »

The Dichotomy of Gender in Euripides' Bacchae

Hayley E. Tartell - In Euripides’ Bacchae, careful examination of the character Dionysus illuminates discrepancies in action based on gender. Ultimately, Dionysus’ effeminate nature compounded with his subversive measures toward women and male proclivities suggest an inherent... Keep Reading »

The Effect of Troy's Rebirth on Aeneas's Transformation in the Aeneid

Sujay Kulshrestha - In the Aeneid, Virgil depicts the struggle of the newly displaced Trojans to find a new home, under the leadership of Aeneas. The Trojans, having only recently lost the Trojan War to the Greeks, travel in search of a new home, eventually settling in Italy−to... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Ancient Greek Literature is tagged in the following 8 articles.

Ancient Greek Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 03
The Eumenides, Antigone and the Nature of Objective Justice
By Patrick F. Sheils
Justice in The Eumenides is established as an objective entity and it is in The Eumenides that it is solidified as a concept which has causal power over the material world. This metaphysical abstraction seeks to gain purchase through interpersonal... Read Article »
Justice Objectivity Morality Ancient Greek Literature Sophocles
Classics
2021, Vol. 13 No. 02
Penelope, Helen, and the Ancient Greek Spectrum of Femininity: Observations of Womanhood in the Homeric Epics
By Jenn Beardsley
Although most Ancient Greek Literature focused on male characters, a literary analysis of Homeric poetry reveals an inquisition of femininity, motherhood, and what it meant to be a woman in Ancient Greece. Throughout the epic The Iliad and its sequel... Read Article »
Homer Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Literature Classics Epic Poetry
Classic Literature
2021, Vol. 13 No. 01
Material Nostalgia in Classical and Early Modern Drama
By Marnie J. Monogue
The inescapability and influence of the past becomes most discernable with homecoming. A particularly powerful sense of nostalgia concentrates in textiles, especially when these objects purposefully invoke the past. More often than not, theatre... Read Article »
Drama Classics Shakespeare Ancient Greek Literature Nostalgia
Classic Literature
2015, Vol. 7 No. 10
The Dichotomy of Gender in Euripides' Bacchae
By Hayley E. Tartell
In Euripides’ Bacchae, careful examination of the character Dionysus illuminates discrepancies in action based on gender. Ultimately, Dionysus’ effeminate nature compounded with his subversive measures toward women and male proclivities... Read Article »
Euripides Bacchae Ancient Greek Literature Classic Literature Epics Greek Poets
Ancient Greek Literature
2011, Vol. 3 No. 02
The Effect of Troy's Rebirth on Aeneas's Transformation in the Aeneid
By Sujay Kulshrestha
In the Aeneid, Virgil depicts the struggle of the newly displaced Trojans to find a new home, under the leadership of Aeneas. The Trojans, having only recently lost the Trojan War to the Greeks, travel in search of a new home, eventually settling... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature Classics Aeneid Epics Virgil Troy Aenea
Ancient Greek Literature
2011, Vol. 3 No. 02
The Relationship Between Gods and Humans in Aias and the Poetry of Sapphos
By Sujay Kulshrestha
Reading Greek plays provides valuable insight into the relationships between gods and humans. While both gods and humans have fairly similar personalities Greek gods have a certain amount of power that, given motivation from an arrogant mortal,... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature Aias Sapphos Gods Greek Classics Poets Greek Poets
Ancient Greek Literature
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Confrontation with Death Illuminates Death's Mystery in the Odyssey
By Lindsay D. Clark
Even in fairy tales and fantastical legends, the trespassing of the breathing upon the domain of the spirits is rare. It is a disturbing idea; when the dead visit our world, we can at least find comfort in numbers. Yet the hero Odysseus braves the... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature Homer Classics The Odyssey Odysseus Hades
Ancient Greek Literature
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
The Emobidment of Human Tragedy in the Illiad
By Lindsay D. Clark
Why raise the curtain on this 45 day by 45 night saga? In a story whose ending everybody knows already, why choose these actions of these characters to expound upon? The Iliad is not a war tale one might tell in which friends love friends,... Read Article »
Ancient Greek Literature The Illiad Classics Homer Epics Patroclus Achilles Hector

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