Instead of looking at Greek comedy, I'm thinking of looking at how the modern ideal of beauty in fashion is a result of the cultural homosexuality in Sparta. More later!
-Lani
Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Houston, We Have a Problem
Right. Well. I've encountered a problem with my proposed topic of Lysistrata: evidence. Most of that question is based on theorizing, and it would be hard to prove anything. Sooooooo, I'm changing my topic.
Instead of looking at Greek comedy, I'm thinking of looking at how the modern ideal of beauty in fashion is a result of the cultural homosexuality in Sparta. More later!
-Lani
Instead of looking at Greek comedy, I'm thinking of looking at how the modern ideal of beauty in fashion is a result of the cultural homosexuality in Sparta. More later!
-Lani
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Musings...
So. Individual Study. Work. Right. Awesome. Whose excited?
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No, I'm joking; I am legitimately quite excited. I even have ideas. See? I'm thinking Lysistrata, which is a fantastic Greek comedy, if anyone's wondering. Saw it in Year 8 and thought it was brilliant. I may or may not occasionally still quote it...
Anyway, I'm considering having a look at the premise of the story as it relates to the social and historical context of the play. Basically the idea is that the women get fed up (and rightly so) with the fact that the Peloponnesian War has been going on for twenty-six years and is showing no signs of stopping, and go on a nation-wide sex strike. They pretty much just barricade themselves in the Acropolis until the men all decide that sex is more important than killing each other (incredible revelation, I know, really groundbreaking stuff) and ta da! World peace. Amazing, isn't it? We should definitely give that one a shot.
...Yeah, nope. Simple fact is, it would never work. I'm thinking of having a look at why that is. Prostitution seems like an obvious flaw in that master plan, but it's not the only one. So yeah, that's what I have so far. I'll post again when I've done some more background reading; not sure just yet if its a feasible topic to devote an entire study to...
Ciao!
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No, I'm joking; I am legitimately quite excited. I even have ideas. See? I'm thinking Lysistrata, which is a fantastic Greek comedy, if anyone's wondering. Saw it in Year 8 and thought it was brilliant. I may or may not occasionally still quote it...
Anyway, I'm considering having a look at the premise of the story as it relates to the social and historical context of the play. Basically the idea is that the women get fed up (and rightly so) with the fact that the Peloponnesian War has been going on for twenty-six years and is showing no signs of stopping, and go on a nation-wide sex strike. They pretty much just barricade themselves in the Acropolis until the men all decide that sex is more important than killing each other (incredible revelation, I know, really groundbreaking stuff) and ta da! World peace. Amazing, isn't it? We should definitely give that one a shot.
...Yeah, nope. Simple fact is, it would never work. I'm thinking of having a look at why that is. Prostitution seems like an obvious flaw in that master plan, but it's not the only one. So yeah, that's what I have so far. I'll post again when I've done some more background reading; not sure just yet if its a feasible topic to devote an entire study to...
Ciao!
Thursday, 28 March 2013
A Brief Introductory Note
I have two things to say. The first is:
And the second is:
Now, until I have something of substance to add, I'll leave you with this:
And the second is:
Now, until I have something of substance to add, I'll leave you with this:
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