Ille ego’: (Mis)Reading Ovid’s Elegiac Persona
By Katharina Volk Article in Antike Und Abendland, Volume 51, Issue 1, pages 83-96 (2008) View through De Gruyter
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Pacuvius Hoc Melius Quam Sophocles: Cicero’s Use of Drama in the Treatment of the Emotions
By Ruth Rothaus Caston Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies. Supplement No. 125, EMOTIONS BETWEEN GREECE & ROME (2015), pp. 129-148 (2015) View on JSTOR
From Vice to Virtue: the Denigration and Rehabilitation of Superbia in Ancient Rome
By Yelena Baraz Abstract: This chapter is based on the fact that, in contrast to Aristotle’s analysis, the Romans appear to have no word that expresses a positive conception of pride. It begins by outlining the…
The First Simile of the Aeneid
By Deborah Beck Abstract: The first simile of the Aeneid introduces readers to ideas about allusion, theme, plot, and interpretation that map out for readers the contours of their roles as interpreters of the poem. In…
In the Flesh: Embodied Identities in Roman Elegy
By Erika Zimmermann Damer Abstract: In the Flesh deeply engages postmodern and new materialist feminist thought in close readings of three significant poets -Propertius, Tibullus, and Ovid- writing in the early years…
Camilla and Tomoe: female warriors in Virgil and in medieval Japan
By Naoko Yamagata Abstract: This paper examines the character of Camilla in the Aeneid. She is a heavily studied subject, and here Yamagata asks what Camilla’s models are and what functions she fulfils within the…
Slaves Tell Tales: And Other Episodes in the Politics of Popular Culture in Ancient Greece
By Sara Forsdyke Abstract: Most studies of ancient Greek politics focus on formal institutions such as the political assembly and the law courts, and overlook the role that informal social practices played in the…
Policing Athens: social control in the Attic lawsuits, 420-320 B.C.
By Virginia J. Hunter Abstract: From household gossip to public beatings, this social history explores the many channels through which Athenian maintained public order. Virginia Hunter draws mostly on Attic court…
The Athenian Empire: Using Coins as Sources
By Lisa Kallet and John H. Kroll Coinage played a central role in the history of the Athenian naval empire of the fifth century BC. It made possible the rise of the empire itself, which was financed through tribute in…
Can the instrumenta domini dismantle the domus domini?
By Samuel Agbamu Abstract: Agbamu considers his complicated relationship with Classics as a Classicist of Colour, the problems with Classics’ narrow cultural focus, and how these issues might be addressed. Blogpost for…