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Arthurian Legends and the Depiction of Women

The earliest texts of Arthur skim over the women, focusing mainly on the achievements of King Arthur himself, and his success in b...

Classic Woman of Athens

can choose not to marry, by and large, that is an unpopular choice. While the term spinster is no longer bandied about, certainly ...

Men and Women of Ancient Greece

For entertainment, men tended to engage in a variety of activities, mostly involving drinking, wrestling, horseback riding, and ga...

Creative Depiction of Women

In six pages this paper examines how women are portrayed in the works of Gustave Courbet, Charles Darwin, Franz Kafka, and Virgini...

Ancient Works of Art

far more meaning that representing daily life. According to one particular author, "The Cycladic civilization of the Aegean sea...

Depiction of Women the Story of Kenreimon'in, 'The Wife of Bath's Tale,' and Antigone

still powerfully under the control of a patriarchal society. "For Antigone, there could never be any laws that could stand in t...

Differing Depiction of Women in Homer's Epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'

Greek society was that imposed upon them by either their fathers or purchasers. They would never aspire to privilege or influence...

Aloofness and Human Disinterest of the Greek Gods

them somehow" (Ancient Greek Religion and Mythology, 2003). For example, "The Egyptian goddess Isis was especially popular in Athe...

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles and Social Values

extremely civic-minded society and active participation in the democratic process was demanded of everyone. No one took his polit...

Islamic Women's Lives

Women had been treated as possessions of their husbands; Islamic law made the education of girls a sacred duty and gave women the ...

Women's Roles in Homer's 'The Odyssey'

the strongest women in the piece are the goddess Pallas Athena and Penelope, Odysseuss wife. In addition, although her part was sm...

Artistic Traditions: Egypt and Greece

A 4 page paper which examines the reasons for differences in the artistic traditions of the Egyptians and the Greeks as suggested ...

Hellenistic Culture, Greeks, and Jews

time when Cleopatra passed away (127). Cleopatra in fact was one of the last to live from that dynasty. What were the relationshi...

Rebekah and Nausicaa in the Bible and Homer's 'The Odyssey'

This paper examines the power by women in ancient Hebrew and Greek societies as represented by Rebekah in the Old Testament and Na...

The Christian Church and Greek Temple Compared

The contemporary church and Greek Temple are compared and contrasted. The Rock Church of Montgomery, Alabama is compared with the...

Society of Ancient Greece and Women

This paper examines how women in Ancient Greek society were portrayed in a comparative analysis of the plays Lysistrata by Aristop...

Romans as Doers and Greeks as Thinkers

In four pages this paper examines how Greek thought propelled Roman action in a consideration of the influences of Greek art and p...

Media Depiction of Women in the Third World and in Film

In nine pages there is a third world emphasis in this consideration of how the media especially cinema portrays women. Eight sour...

Critically Reviewing the City State of Athens in Ancient Greece

In a paper consisting of seven pages the Athenian democracy represented by this Greek city state is considered along with an asses...

Margaret Atwood, William Faulkner and Their Fictional Depictions of Women

In five pages the fictional representations of women featured in The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood and As I Lay Dying by Will...

View of E.M. Forster's Room with a View

In five pages this paper discusses a young woman's healthy development as presented in E.M. Forster's Victorian novel Room with a ...

Fatima Mernissi's Beyond the Veil Reviewed

In five pages this text on Islamic women's sexuality is reviewed....

Depiction of Women in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses women, their roles and functions in this tragic play by William Shakespeare. Three sources are...

Analysis ofTwo Greek Statues

the prime of life ("Marble...woman"). This trend included depicting ordinary people, such as this statue, which is known as "The O...

Mortal Women in the Iliad

and she wishes that she were "wife to a better man" (Homer Book VI). Through Helens eyes and, also, through Homers portrayal of He...

Eastern and Western Mythology and Women

in the house" (Kamat women.htm). It is as though the very essence of a woman as a human being is given no consideration beyond th...

Greek Mythology and Female Abuse

In six pages the abuse of women in several Greek myths is discussed. There are four bibliographic sources cited....

Greek Tragedies and 4 Views of Women

wife of Agamemnon who has been off fighting the Trojan War for ten years. The goddess Artemis had left the fleet organized by Aga...

Hollywood Cinema, False Depiction of Women and the Subtle Sexism

sexually aggressive. In my own opinion, Mildred Pierce, Jezebel, The Postman Always Rings Twice-these were great tragedies about w...

Comparison of the Romans and the Greeks

In six pages this paper discusses the similarities between the Greeks and the Romans in a consideration of how the Greek Empire wa...