Michiel J O Verheij
Biographic Data
| ID | 5899685 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michiel J O Verheij |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michiel J |
| FAMILY NAME | O Verheij |
| SIGNATURE | VERHEIJ M J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Hospitality & Homicide
This paper analyzes the various functions of the theme of xenia in Euripides’ Electra . While it has been duly recognized that this motif plays an important role in other adaptations of the Orestes-story, most notably in Aeschylus’ Oresteia , it has gone relatively unnoticed that the theme is no less fundamental to the design of Euripides’ play. An appreciation of the complex patterns of hospitality underlying the Electra is crucial to a proper i…
Selves in Conflict
This article provides a critical overview of the current scholarly debate regarding ancient notions of selfhood and personal identity. It does so by focusing on the ideas of two of the most prominent contributors to this debate, Christopher Gill and Richard Sorabji. The views of these two scholars appear to be in direct opposition: while Gill claims that there is a fundamental difference between ancient and modern conceptions of personality (he i…
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Selves in Conflict
This article provides a critical overview of the current scholarly debate regarding ancient notions of selfhood and personal identity. It does so by focusing on the ideas of two of the most prominent contributors to this debate, Christopher Gill and Richard Sorabji. The views of these two scholars appear to be in direct opposition: while Gill claims that there is a fundamental difference between ancient and modern conceptions of personality (he i…
Hospitality & Homicide
This paper analyzes the various functions of the theme of xenia in Euripides’ Electra . While it has been duly recognized that this motif plays an important role in other adaptations of the Orestes-story, most notably in Aeschylus’ Oresteia , it has gone relatively unnoticed that the theme is no less fundamental to the design of Euripides’ play. An appreciation of the complex patterns of hospitality underlying the Electra is crucial to a proper i…
Aesthetics (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 works) · Cicero (1 works)