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Eighteenth Century Musical Influences

In four pages this essay examines the impact upon the Enlightenment upon the music of the eighteenth century and how it reflected ...

Italy During the Renaissance Era and the Roles Played by Nonelites and Women

result, court mistresses commonly took on the role of both lover and confidant, creating a lineage through childbearing that suppo...

'Aeneid' and 'The Odyssey' Number Three

In four pages this paper examines evaluates the acceptability of the protagonists' actions in these classic literary works by Virg...

Heroic Greek Definition in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' of Homer

In seven pages the classical Greek definition of hero as revealed in the epic poems of Homer is discussed....

A History of Jews in America

She corresponded with Grace Aguilar, a Jewish British theologian; Fanny Kemble, a British actress; Catherine Sedgwick, an American...

Dante's 'Inferno' Explanationa and Detailed Structural Analysis

In five pages a poetic explication of Dante's poem is presented in terms of explanation of betrayal as a more punishable sin than ...

Place in Sapphira and the Slave Girl by Willa Cather

In five pages the representation of place with regards to the time period's social hierarchy is discussed and includes an explorat...

Overview of How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis

In five pages this 1890 text is examined in terms of how the time period's events relate to its contents. Two sources are cited i...

Superstition During the Renaissance

superstitious practices that were adhered to so rigidly, it should not be surprising that the citizens of the Renaissance also bel...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Social Order

manner, concerning Telemachus worries about his father. He is speaking to Minerva asking for some help. She replies, "Is that so? ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer Book XI

In five pages this book's references to Hell are examined. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Characters Penelope and Athena

more fidelity than did her missing husband. However, while Penelope is keeping Odysseus home fires burning, it is Athena to whom ...

Kingship in 'The Odyssey' by Homer and Myths of Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley

In seven pages these works are contrasted and compared in terms of how kingship is presented in each. There are no other sources ...

Gladiator Compared with 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages Maximus of the Gladiator film is compared with Odysseus of Homer's epic in a five page comparative analysis. There ...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Greek Goddess Athena

In five pages this paper discusses the wise goddess who was Odysseus's mentor in 'The Odyssey.' Five sources are cited in the bib...

Telemachos and Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer

In three pages these characters featured in Homer's epic poem are contrasted and compared in terms of their similarities and diffe...

Odysseus' Maturation and the Epic 'The Odyssey' by Homer

In five pages this paper discusses the maturation Odysseus underwent throughout the course of 'The Odyssey.' Three sources are ci...

Status and Role of Women in 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

so "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are rare glimpses into the feminine status in what was essentially a strict Greek patriarchy. Wh...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Sports

Antinoos and Eurymakhos, presided" (IV 654-657). In this way, sports is used as competition for a womans hand in marriage. The c...

Journeys and Their Philosophical Meaning in 'Inferno' by Dante Alighieri and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

student who is writing about this topic should consider the ways in which the each author develops the philosophical journey of ea...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Mortal Women

I think of naming, far less telling, / every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, / but here is something that he dared to do / at T...

Hospitality Theme in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the theme of hospitality in such situations is emphasized when we recognize that this same theme is repeated many times in the Bib...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and Females, Mortal and Divine

all of the kingdoms riches and power for themselves. The problem is Odysseuss only son, who is the natural successor to the throne...

Penelope's Suitors and Odysseus in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

He gains allies and waits for the right opportunity to enact justice. This also allows Homer to thoroughly document the wrongs per...

'The Odyssey' by Homer, the Gods, and Odysseus

journey home to his wife Penelope and son Telemakhos in Ithaka. The gods and goddesses also shape the poem structurally, and are ...

Significance of Telemakhos in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

father. So, by the end of the story what he has done has given him experience and wisdom to deal with a future as a leader. Tel...

Portrayal of Women in Griselda by Boccaccio, Brothers Menaechmus by Plautus, and 'The Odyssey' by Homer

a distraction, as a goal, as a guide, and as an agent of social recognition (The Odyssey in Transit, 2000). Odysseus is indeed co...

Ancient Greek Civilization Aspects Glimpsed in 'The Odyssey' by Homer

the defeat of Troy and it is about the adventures of Odysseus, king of Ithaca and throughout his travels, the story "provides a pi...

'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey' by Homer Compared

could live. It was on the broad shoulders of this classical hero upon which the security of society rested. While the hero walke...

'The Odyssey' by Homer and the Character Cyclops

instead decides they should be dinner. According to Odysseus, "He clutched my companions / and caught two in is hands like squirm...