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Ancient and Classical Art  

Research Report I

 

Assignment:  Research your topic through the use of books, periodicals, museum visits, etc.  Report your findings to the class in an informal presentation.  Include visuals in the form of slides, digital images and/or printed copies.  I am available to help you with this.  A preliminary bibliography is due ______.  Final draft of your bibliography should be made available to the class on the day you present.  Submit a  __  to  __  page paper on your research by ______.  The research paper should include footnotes and bibliography, and be double spaced with one-inch margins in a 12 pt. suitable font.  For proper form, consult The Chicago Manual of Style.

Suggested topics: 

  1. Minoan Palace Culture

  2. Dionysus

  3. Athenian Acropolis

  4. Magna Grecia

  5. Art & Architecture of the Hellenistic Period  (*special topic - see below)

  6. Greek Dress

  7. Women in Greece

  8. Citadel at Mycenae

  9. Alexander the Great

  10. Geometric Pottery

  11. Temple of Olympia

  12. Impact of Egypt

  13. The Symposium

  14. Cyprus / Metropolitan Museum Cypriot Galleries

  15. Sexuality in Ancient Athens

  16. Influence of the Polis

  17. Orientalizing / Persian Influence

  18. Lydia and its influence

  19. Victory as subject

  20. Sculpture at Samos

  21. Temple of Artemis at Corfu

  22. Images of Herakles

 

*special topic:  This assignment requires you to attend the lecture at the Hellenic Festival being held at the NYPL on Thurs., Feb. 17th at 6:30pm at the Mid-Manhattan branch. Paper should be 8 to 12 pages.

Syllabus