S10-CLA 215: Topics for Paper 4
Check-list Directions:
  • _____electronic copy: e-mailed to me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu);
  • _____the name of your attached file should be: S10-215-P4-Last Name, First Name  (e.g. S10-215-P4-Smith, Joan)
  • _____paper copy: bring to class
  • _____length: 600-1000ish
  • _____sources as indicated in the topics
  • citing:
  • _____have cited your sources of information (facts, theories, etc).
  • _____included author and specific page numbers when citing from books
  • _____included author and paragraph numbers when citing from web sources.
  • _____ every main body paragraph has citations
  • bibliography:
  • _____ at the end of the paper and not on a separte sheet
  • _____only included entries for what you used in your paper
  • _____the bibliography is in the same font as your main text
  • _____used hanging indents for the bibliography
  • _____used MLA 7th edition or APA 6th edition or Chicago Manual of Style
  • writing intensive, if conferenced with writing lab:
  • writing lab tutor signature: ______________________________________________
  • Write on one of the topics below:

    1. Powell, in his chapter on Theseus, gives both Ovid's version of the Procne & Tereus myth and part of Euripides' play The Hippolytus. Both Ovid and Euripides give a portrayal of women back then. Compare and contrast their portraits. In your conclusion speculate on the significance of your findings. For citing purposes, use the line numbers provided by Powell, making sure you have indicated which author they are from.

    2.
    Determine and demonstrate who is more heroic -- Theseus or Jason -- (and who less), based solely on Dithyramb 17 of Bacchylides for Theseus (pp 448-450 in Powell's 5th edit; 69-72 in Trzaskoma) and the selections from the Argonautica of Apollonius of Rhodes for Jason (pp 501-506 in Powell's 5th edit)  [NB citing--make sure you indicate the authors and line numbers when citing both Bacchylides and Apollonius of Rhodes. Heroic--use the heroic code as outlined in class].

    3.
    In Powell's chapter on Theseus, he gives passages from Ovid's writings and from Euripides'play The Hippolytus -- both dealing with the nature and effects of 'love.' Using solely these passages, compare and contrast Ovid's views (on the nature and effects of 'love') with that of Euripides.'  [NB citing--make sure you indicate the authors and line numbers when citing both Ovid and Euripides].