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Teaching Materials by Sarah Zwicker
Chapter I: Literary Analysis Book X opens on the bard Orpheus, whose wife, Eurydice, died on thei... more Chapter I: Literary Analysis Book X opens on the bard Orpheus, whose wife, Eurydice, died on their wedding day. He famously traveled down to the underworld to retrieve her. Pluto promised him that Eurydice would leave the underworld with him, if only he promised not to look back at her while departing. Having almost reached the exit, curious Orpheus turned around to see Eurydice for a brief moment before he lost her again to the realm of the dead. Still mourning the loss of his wife, he resolves to sing not of Jove and giants, but instead of boys desired by male gods and of maidens burning with forbidden desires and paying the penalty for their lust ("puerosque canamus / dilectos superis inconcessisque puellas / ingnibus attonitas meruisse libidine poenam" 152-54). 1 After having changed his sexual preference from women to boys, Orpheus first tells the stories of Ganymede and Hyacinth, the former loved by Jove and the later by Apollo. In fact, he specifically tells these stories to reflect his change of sexual orientation. Orpheus fulfills the first promise he made in lines 152-54 that he would sing of boys loved by male gods.
Please use and enjoy these Latin commentaries produced as a final project by the graduate/undergr... more Please use and enjoy these Latin commentaries produced as a final project by the graduate/undergraduate mixed seminar I taught on Lucan's Bellum Civile (Latin 519) in Fall 2016 at UW-Madison. Individual authors received comments from me and their fellow students before they finalized their drafts, but they are responsible for all virtues and errors in the final products.
Thesis Chapters by Sarah Zwicker
Ovid’s Metamorphoses has sparked debate for centuries, but one plotline of the collection has bee... more Ovid’s Metamorphoses has sparked debate for centuries, but one plotline of the collection has been relatively unstudied: incest. Written after years of social and political turmoil, the Metamorphoses has yet to be analyzed for its potential historiography, using it as a primary source to interpret the recent events and current sentiments, such as the implementation of Augustus’ marital laws, the Lex Iulia. The particular myth that will be analyzed for its historical influence is the tale of Myrrha, a young woman who has romantic feelings for her father. In this research project, the student will investigate the story of Myrrha and how it reflected contemporary opinions and legislation.
Chapter I: Literary Analysis Book X opens on the bard Orpheus, whose wife, Eurydice, died on thei... more Chapter I: Literary Analysis Book X opens on the bard Orpheus, whose wife, Eurydice, died on their wedding day. He famously traveled down to the underworld to retrieve her. Pluto promised him that Eurydice would leave the underworld with him, if only he promised not to look back at her while departing. Having almost reached the exit, curious Orpheus turned around to see Eurydice for a brief moment before he lost her again to the realm of the dead. Still mourning the loss of his wife, he resolves to sing not of Jove and giants, but instead of boys desired by male gods and of maidens burning with forbidden desires and paying the penalty for their lust ("puerosque canamus / dilectos superis inconcessisque puellas / ingnibus attonitas meruisse libidine poenam" 152-54). 1 After having changed his sexual preference from women to boys, Orpheus first tells the stories of Ganymede and Hyacinth, the former loved by Jove and the later by Apollo. In fact, he specifically tells these stories to reflect his change of sexual orientation. Orpheus fulfills the first promise he made in lines 152-54 that he would sing of boys loved by male gods.
Please use and enjoy these Latin commentaries produced as a final project by the graduate/undergr... more Please use and enjoy these Latin commentaries produced as a final project by the graduate/undergraduate mixed seminar I taught on Lucan's Bellum Civile (Latin 519) in Fall 2016 at UW-Madison. Individual authors received comments from me and their fellow students before they finalized their drafts, but they are responsible for all virtues and errors in the final products.
Ovid’s Metamorphoses has sparked debate for centuries, but one plotline of the collection has bee... more Ovid’s Metamorphoses has sparked debate for centuries, but one plotline of the collection has been relatively unstudied: incest. Written after years of social and political turmoil, the Metamorphoses has yet to be analyzed for its potential historiography, using it as a primary source to interpret the recent events and current sentiments, such as the implementation of Augustus’ marital laws, the Lex Iulia. The particular myth that will be analyzed for its historical influence is the tale of Myrrha, a young woman who has romantic feelings for her father. In this research project, the student will investigate the story of Myrrha and how it reflected contemporary opinions and legislation.