Depictions of Spartan Masculinity in Thucydides and Xenophon

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dc.contributor.advisorHumble, Noreen
dc.contributor.authorHeydon, Kendell
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-13T22:02:04Z
dc.date.available2014-03-15T07:00:16Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-13
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractBecause we have no Classical Spartan writing we are reliant on the views of outsiders to try to reconstruct their social mores. Using traditional philology combined with social constructionist theory I examine how Thucydides and Xenophon depict Spartan masculinity. I have found that these authors differ in their descriptions of the Spartan masculine subject, reflecting primarily the purposes for which they wrote. Despite this, both authors describe inter-Spartan relations and relations between Spartiates and “others”, both within the Spartan system and those external to it, so as to suggest that the employment of officially propagated images of Spartan masculinity played a significant role in Spartan dealings. Accounts of Spartan employment of masculine ideology correspond significantly to hegemonic frameworks discussed in social constructionist theories of masculinity, suggesting the veracity of these aspects in accounts of Spartan society as well as the applicability of constructionist frameworks to the study of Spartan masculinity.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHeydon, K. (2013). Depictions of Spartan Masculinity in Thucydides and Xenophon (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/25553en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/25553
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/1197
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectLiterature--Classical
dc.subject.classificationClassical Literatureen_US
dc.subject.classificationGender Studiesen_US
dc.subject.classificationMasculinityen_US
dc.subject.classificationAncient Historyen_US
dc.subject.classificationSpartaen_US
dc.titleDepictions of Spartan Masculinity in Thucydides and Xenophon
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGreek and Roman Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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