Theses - Classics
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The Subjunctive in Celtic: Studies in Historical Phonology and Morphology
This thesis attempts to address a number of problems related to the phonological and morphological development of the subjunctive mood in the Celtic languages, and to come to a reconstruction of the category based on all ... -
Plato's Symposium: the Other Half. A study of Phaedrus', Pausanias', and Eryximachus' Speeches (Symposium, 178a6-188e4)
(2020-03-27)This thesis is primarily a study of the first three speeches uttered in praise of Erôs in Plato's Symposium (178a6-188e4). Less studied than the following speeches, these encomia are often dismissed as lacking in argumentative ... -
Epic of Civil War in Lucan, Statius and Silius Italicus
This dissertation explores the interaction between the theme of civil war and the epic genre. The focus is on three Latin epic poems composed in the mid-late first century AD: Lucan’s Pharsalia, Statius’ Thebaid and Silius’ ... -
Incarnation, Interpretation and Quotation: Augustine's Cassiciacum Dialogues and Confessions
(2020-07-01)This thesis is about quotation as a crucial means for Augustine to show how human language is flawed. Throughout this thesis, I will explore how Augustine uses his awareness of the malleability of language productively to ...
