presentation of homoeroticism in The Women at the Thesmophoria to that of his speech in Plato’s Symposium and attempt to clarify the playwright’s stance on the matter. In these two works, Aristophanes offers a mix of mocking and approving sentiments oh homosexual men and the practice of homosexuality itself. As he is a comedian, Aristophanes immerses his characters in satire in order to gain laughs from the audience; by looking carefully at the texts, we can see he does not actually see homoeroticism as an
Robert Mapplethorpe: Photography, Homoeroticism, and Senator Jesse Helms No medium or arena is free from political assimilation. Perhaps this is why the term "the personal is political" is so reverberant in such a multitude of communities. In the fine arts community, every art piece reflects a personal decision or touch; what medium to best describe a subject or idea in, or the physical shape and making of art by an artist, for example, are ways in which each artist has ownership over his or
Male homoeroticism in Plato's Symposium and the Greek lyric poets: Complimentary or contradictory? Works Cited Missing Images of male homosocial and homoerotic relations pervade Athenian culture. From plays to poetry and jugs to the justice system one can find these relations represented pictorially and in words. But do all these images align with each other or are there irreconcilable differences between them? To look at this question we will take two small pieces of culture, a philosophical
that he at least had strong affections toward men. The question is: How was this reflected in what is generally considered to be Melville's greatest work, Moby-Dick? Or one could even ask, how does the homoeroticism, ever present in Moby-Dick, reflect on Melville's own sexuality? Because homoeroticism, or rather, male friendships are such a large theme in Moby-Dick, one might also think to ask what it all means to the greater message of the book. The parallels between Melville's own sexual identity
of homoeroticism are brought up and Agathon’s reputation and character in the world of Ancient Greece is brought into question. How much of this portrayal is actual, and how much is Aristophanes use of comedy? More importantly, what is exposed in viewing Agathon in this light? In order to answer these questions, an alternate, non-comic view of Agathon must be looked at, which Plato’s Symposium offers. By comparing Agathon’s portrayal in both works, views on Agathon and on Greek homoeroticism can
attracted to Rosalind as more than a friend or is this just an example of the female friendships of the time? This is a look at the different dynamics of relationships during the Renaissance. Those relationships of female friends, male bonding and homoeroticism in "As You Like It". During the Renaissance the friendship between females was very important. At this time in history there came a time when a woman was no longer considered attractive to a man. When she reaches this point the friendship
Tuite’s Literary Criticism of Lewis’ The Monk I would like to preface this by saying that one of the things I learned from this exercise is that, just because an article exists in published form, does not necessarily mean that it is a good article. This is the conclusion I reached after plowing, dictionary in hand, through two articles that were, respectively, ridiculously elementary after one hacked through the jargon, and entirely absurd and unsupported. Disheartened, I went searching again
priests, and the naked body, she intersects the motifs of sex and dominance. Homoeroticism, pedophilia, and prostitution deepen the dark hues of her narrative, fleshing out what might otherwise have been a tired war novel. It is at the intersection of sex, dominance and gender that The Ghost Road earns its place among the Booker greats. In the first scenes of the novel, Barker mixes militarism and homoeroticism. Just before entering the office of the medical examiner, Prior is passed by
Homoeroticism and Vampirism Throughout time Vampire fiction has served as a great resource for dealing with our own feelings of what can be fearful. As of recently, vampires are viewed as sparkly sex icons, less fearful, and more lustful. This lust is not just toward heterosexual vampires looking for thirst, but homosexual as well. Starting with undertones in the 18th century with Polidori and Byrons’ relationship to Carmilla finally leading to the 20th century relationships in Interview with the
American culture. One of reasons he is so widely studied is that many of his themes are still applicable in today’s society. Among those themes is the issue of sexuality and sexual identity. In many of Shakespeare’s plays, one can see instances of homoeroticism and same sex relationships presented through dialogue, coded language and metaphor, and performance. Some of the strongest
Royal as a setting in “The Murders of the Rue Morgue.” As previously discussed, Poe’s integration of homoeroticism in his Dupin stories operates through the consistent normalization of same-sex desire. The stroll along the Palais Royal in “The Murders of the Rue Morgue” play with the notion of deviant forms of desire without unequivocally calling attention to as much, similarly pointing to homoeroticism within the text while still not outright calling it out. Therefore, while the narrator and Dupin’s
and academic writing of Shakespeare’s As you like it. As stated my research question wants to explore the use of Homoeroticism in Shakespeare’s As you like it, by doing so did it influence the Elizabethan society to greater or lesser degree? Firstly I will look at Shakespeare’s As you like it and focus on the utterances of the characters, especially the scenes which transpires
Sodomy and Buggery can then be seen as the main elements that are pivotal to my study in linking the subtle overtones/undertones of homoeroticism and homosexuality within a political and historical context and the blatant acceptance of these theatre practises/conventions. Essentially my aim of this study will shed light on how sodomy and buggery had an impact on Shakespeare work, especially
Leaves of Grass is Walt Whitman’s life legacy and at the same time the most praised and condemned book of poetry. Although fearful of social scorn, there are several poems in Leaves of Grass that are more explicit in showing the homoerotic imagery, whereas there are several subtle – should I say “implicit” – images woven into the fabric of the book. It is not strange, then, that he created many different identities in order to remain safe. What Whitman faced in writing his poetry was the difficulty
"Homoeroticism in The Monk and Christabel" The Monk In Between Men Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick presents an idea of the "Male homosocial continuum", which is outlined on our poster. In analysing the relationship between Ambrosio and Rosario, it is evident that the two share a "social bond"; yet whether or not this bond is evidence of desire is uncertain. Kosofsky Sedgwick also describes points of 'radical disruption', which in The Monk appear to result from the heterosexist framework to which we are
make the cut with this, Anne Rice decided to take the next step forward with the concept when she wrote Interview With the Vampire. There is an obvious bit of hypersexuality in vampire narratives, but in certain ones there are some instances of homoeroticism. When those two elements are brought together, it definitely makes for an interesting presentation. The sympathy and moral ambiguity brought on in Interview with the Vampire does not stand alone – there are beliefs that it stems from some early
-Rosalind, As You Like It, (3.2.200-01) William Shakespeare’s plays plow various topics that have focused on sexuality, from gender reversal to adultery to bestiality. But perhaps the most reproducible and emphasized topic is homoeroticism. This focus on homoeroticism proceeds from the prohibition of women on the English stage and the subsequent female roles young boys would play. In As You Like It, desires manifest and play out in identity rather than chaotically circulating in a magical setting
Females in Ancient Greece Through all this it is obvious that the homosexual acts were a common feature of Ancient Greek society. That is, it is a common feature among men in ancient Greece. So there stands the question of what were the actions of women when their men were away seeking out young men and boys in bath houses or actually committing these homosexual activities? A look into this takes the use of Feminist Anthropology, which strives to understand the female position and power in society
Wei-Ting Lin English 383 Dr. Nilsson Response Essay 2 April 4, 2015 Batman & The Joker In Frank Miller’s work, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986), we discover that the relationship between the Joker and Batman is both a reflective and a homoerotic relationship. Around the 1950’s, there were anxieties regarding censorship within graphic novels. As a consequence, in 1954, the Comics Magazine Association of America produced the Comics Code Authority, which adopted values from both the Association
demonstration of identification elicit, then, other than a explicitly homoerotic, though perhaps unintentional, move on Dupin’s part? By incorporating Dupin’s methodology into “The Purloined Letter,” Poe has given his protagonist a way of indulging in homoeroticism without marking his desire as deviant or non-normative. Instead, this matching of physical and mental faculties is expected by Poe’s audience, and given little resistance given Poe’s construction of the story thus far. Nonetheless, the normalization