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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 »

A 16th Century Ovid: The Influence of Classical Mythology on the Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays

Emily Gray - Commonly believed to be the single greatest writer and poet of the English language, as well as one of the most distinguished and esteemed dramatists in the entire world, William Shakespeare is credited with authoring approximately 38 works of theatre, 154 sonnets,... 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 keyword Greek is tagged in the following 15 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
Shakespeare
2017, Vol. 9 No. 02
A 16th Century Ovid: The Influence of Classical Mythology on the Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays
By Emily Gray
Commonly believed to be the single greatest writer and poet of the English language, as well as one of the most distinguished and esteemed dramatists in the entire world, William Shakespeare is credited with authoring approximately 38 works of theatre... Read Article »
Shakespeare Greek Mythology Ovid Mythology Classics A Midsummer Night's Dream
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 Greece
2015, Vol. 7 No. 06
Ancient Greek Women and Warfare: Building a More Accurate Portrait of Ancient Women Through Literature
By A. H. Aghababian
The present study explores the portrayal of women in ancient Greek literature within the context of warfare. More specifically, this work focuses on Classical Period Greek literature, particularly between 450 and 350 BCE, written by Athenian men... Read Article »
Ancient Greece Ancient Women Greek History Warfare Historiography Antiquity
Classic Literature
2015, Vol. 7 No. 03
The Many Faces of Odysseus in Classical Literature
By Hayley E. Tartell
The defining characteristics of Odysseus in classical literature are interpreted in wildly different ways by different authors: he is portrayed as a hero in Homer’s The Odyssey, a villain in Sophocles’ Philoctetes, a self-serving opportunist... Read Article »
Odysseus Classical Literature Classics Greek Mythology Homer The Odyssey Sophocles Euripides
European Politics
2013, Vol. 7 No. 1
From Fighting Nazis to Electing Nazis: The Rise of Golden Dawn in Greece
By Mary Shiraef
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
In Greece's parliamentary elections of June 2012, a far-right neo-fascist party called Golden Dawn gained eighteen seats, making them the third most popular political party in parliament. An opinion poll published in October by KAPA Research Center... Read Article »
Greece Greek Politics European Politics Extremism Golden Dawn Nazism
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
Shakespeare
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Ovid's Metamorphoses and the Plays of Shakespeare
By Katherine Blakeney
The number of ancient sources available to the readers and playwrights of Elizabethan times was truly immeasurable. These sources could be reached both as original texts in Greek and Latin, and in French and English translations. Popular indirect... Read Article »
Shakespeare Ovid Greek Mythology Classics Elizabethan Plays Homer
Mythology
2009, Vol. 1 No. 12
Hell Hath No Fury: The Relationship Between Greece's Medusa and Egypt's Wadjet
By Elizabeth R. Casto
Two seemingly unconnected goddesses have more in common than most know. The earth is a small place and  mythologies from one country overlap and even overtake myths from another country. Serpents in myth have an amazing connection, especially... Read Article »
Mythology Greek Mythology Egyptian Mythology Myth Wadjet Medusa Feminism Egypt Greek Greece Hell Hath No Fury
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
Greek Mythology
2009, Vol. 1 No. 11
Child Murders in "Medea": Parallel, Past, and Present Use of Child Soldiers
By Lindsay D. Clark
That wars are fought by the young for the old is a universally known truth. It is an ancient argument, a tired anti-war theme. Tired not in that it is hackneyed or obsolete, but in that its hollering admonitions have for all of time fallen on ears... Read Article »
War Murder Greek Literature Greek Mythology Child Soldiers Medea Child Murders Present Use Of Child Soldiers

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