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Varying Virtue : Mythological Paragons of Wifely Virtues in Roman Elegy
This dissertation investigates references to five mythological characters (Penelope, Laodamia, Andromache, Alcestis and Euadne) used as paragons of wifely virtues in Roman elegy. Providing extensive close readings, it discusses the usage of these five characters in the works of Propertius and …
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The Enduring Mythological Role of the Anonymous Source Deep Throat
Deep Throat is one of the most famous anonymous newspaper sources in American journalism. He is known for helping Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein uncover the Watergate scandal that led to President Richard Nixon's impeachment and resignation in 1974. Deep Throat's identity …
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Ancient Greek Maenads: Comparing Mythological Worshippers of Dionysos to Reality
Euripides' Bacchae is an excellent example of a mythological story with incorporated historical elements. The ancient Greek tragedy by Euripides examines the introduction of a new deity, Dionysos, to the well-established religion of the ancient Greek world. In this world, Dionysos leads and …
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Lucian's Mythological Playground: Time, Space, and Myth in Lucian of Samosata
… the representation of space and time in his mythological texts. Lucian regularly employs characters, spaces, and tropes from myth as a central part of his broader comic engagement with earlier Greek cultural traditions and the contemporary social world of the so-called Second Sophistic. I …
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The mythological dramas of Lyly and Heywood : a study in adaptation
Thesis (M.A.)--Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science. Dept. of English, 1953
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Pop culture’s influence on mythological monsters as seen in children and young adult’s films
This dissertation explores mythological monsters’ (sirens, gorgons, fauns, and centaurs) origins as opposed to how they are portrayed by film adapters nowadays by applying theories from Roland Barthes, Gérard Genette and Robert Stam. The examples chosen are: 'The Little Mermaid', 'Clash of the …
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Regarding gendered mythologies: Nicolas Poussin's mythological paintings and practices of viewing in Seventeenth-Century Rome
… Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) produced a series of mythological paintings that depict women looking at passive men. Read by modern commentators as a sign of the painter's fear of women, these pictures have contributed to the myth that this artist created predominantly masculine works of art. Laying …
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A study of religious involvement among university students : literal, anti-literal, and mythological religious involvement
… by Hunt (1972): Literal, Anti-literal and Mythological. The three groups were compared on the following measures: (i) Background variables; (ii) Thouless (1935): Intensity of Belief Scale; (iii) Rokeach (1960): Dogmatism Scale; (iv) 16 PF by Cattell et al. (1970) and (v) King and Hunt (1972 …
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A statistical study of the contributions of certain Greek and Roman mythological terms to the modern English language
<p>Many teachers of English are challenged with the question, "Why do we study these ancient myths?" The most obvious justification is the great contribution of mythology to music, literature, and other arts. However, the modern, questioning student is not entirely satisfied with this answer. A …
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The Etruscan Aphrodite
… visual arts were borrowed from the Greek mythological corpus complete with divine attributes and iconography: Heracles wields his club, Athena, her aegis, and Perseus pursues Medusa. These are all standard images with few changes apparent in the myths and their representations. An …
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Reclaiming Myth: Feminist Reinterpretations and the Creation of a More Inclusive Narrative
<p>This thesis examines the role of mythological reinterpretation and its expansion of the literary canon to inclusively reflect human experiences. According to scholars of myth such as Kalloli, Tyagi, and Armstrong, myths are meant to reflect enduring human experiences, making them relatable …
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Ο ΑΡΧΑΙΟΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΜΥΘΟΣ ΣΤΟ ΛΥΡΙΚΟ ΒΙΟ: ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΩΝ ΠΗΓΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΙΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΑΓΓΕΛΟΥ ΣΙΚΕΛΙΑΝΟΥ
THE STUDY FOCUSES IN THE ANCIENT GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL THEMES AND ELEMENTS OF THE LYRICAL WORK OF SIKELIANOS AND DEALS WITH THE ORIGIN OR THEIR SOURCES, DESCRIBES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THEIR POETIC FUNCTION AND COMMENTS ON THE PROCESS OF THEIR APPEARANCE, FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORK OF …
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Cerberus Amator: Underworld Imagery in the Elegies of Tibullus and Propertius
In my thesis, I explore the mythological figure of Cerberus in the Elegies of Tibullus and Propertius. My objective is to bring to light the imaginative and provocative way that both of these poets employ the imagery and history of Cerberus and by so doing to illustrate the way in which both poets …
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De geschiedenis van een jonge god : mythe, primordialiteit en de representatie van de archetypische adolescent en jonge man in werken uit de moderne Afrikaanse literatuur en de wereldliteratuur
… in, is able to show signs of the archetypal and mythological narrative. This comparative study investigates and tests the assumption that literature from different linguistic and regional backgrounds, can be brought back to the depiction of a corresponding archetypal and primordial being. A …
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Painting circles : a novel
… out her fate, which is related to that of her mythological namesake. In Athens she falls obsessively in love with Yannis, a musician and junkie, her addiction to him mirroring his own to heroin. After the gravest of his betrayals, she takes a job in a jazz bar on the fictional island of Nysas. …
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William Blake's artificial mythology and quotations from world mythos
… Blake's art in connection to the available mythological and religious texts by which Blake constructed his own artificial mythology. This analysis will include explorations into Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, Jewish and Hindu myth as well as Christian and mystic texts. The various works or "books" …
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Southern Hospitality: A Mississippi Twilight
… ordinary people and mice, and the occasional mythological creature whose lives become more complicated.</p>
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