TY - JOUR A1 - Steffensen, Nils ED - Rollinger, Christian T1 - Ruhm, Ide(ologi)e, Macht BT - Robert Rossens Deutungen Alexanders des Großen JF - thersites 12 N2 - The first Hollywood film adaptation of Alexander the Great is Robert Rossen’s 1956 movie. Classicists have primarily been concerned with errors of historicity, Alexander’s assumed tragic traits, and rather associative conclusions concerning the movie’s political implications. This paper raises the question of Rossen’s depiction of Alexander's motives and aims. His assessment of the king is surprisingly complicated. Therefore, for the first time, Rossen's interview comments on Alexander are analysed comprehensively and systematically. Furthermore, it is shown that neglected sources are central to the plot. Finally, the film is interpreted against the backdrop of Rossen’s oeuvre. It can be demonstrated that Rossen’s issue is the problem of ideology. He seeks a redefinition of glory. Military success is only an excuse for the pursuit of mere power. For Rossen, however, the true fame is nothing but the benefit of the people. It took a long time for Alexander to realize that his rule was inane, and to reshape his policy. This interpretation is due to fundamental convictions reflected in Rossen’s oeuvre as well as to his personal experiences in politics. It is a plea for de-ideologization in times of the Cold War. KW - Alexander the Great KW - Robert Rossen KW - Cold War KW - Hellenism KW - HUAC Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol12.134 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 12 SP - 1 EP - 37 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Partenheimer, Lutz ED - Freund, Stephan ED - Köster, Gabriele T1 - Die Bedeutung der Burgen Ballenstedt, Askania (Aschersleben) und Anhalt für die frühen Askanier sowie Albrecht den Bären JF - Albrecht der Bär, Ballenstedt und die Anfänge Anhalts Y1 - 2020 SN - 978-3-7954-3515-8 SP - 41 EP - 65 PB - Schnell und Steiner CY - Regensburg ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wöhrle, Georg ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Sängers Glück BT - zu Reinhard Meys Lied Ich wollte wie Orpheus singen JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - The German singer-songwriter Reinhard Mey, although not pretending to be a second Orpheus, nevertheless appears to be very familiar with classical myth. KW - classical reception KW - Orpheus KW - Reinhard Mey Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.171 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 357 EP - 361 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kranzdorf, Anna A1 - Werner, Eva ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - „An Herrn Prof. A. Wlosok“ BT - über eine der ersten Latinistikprofessorinnen im deutschsprachigen Raum – eine Spurensuche im Jahr 2020 JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - In contrast to other European countries, female professors of Classical Philology have been severely underrepresented in Germany. This article wants to shed light on Antonie Wlosok (1930–2013), the first or second woman to hold a Chair of Classical Philology in Germany. How can Wlosok’s work at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz be described, considering especially the very male-dominated academic world? Based on testimonials from the university archives and selected publications, this essay aims to give insights to this question, highlighting current debates about women in academia. KW - Antonie Wlosok KW - Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz KW - history of women in academia KW - Gender Studies KW - history of classical philology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.165 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 343 EP - 356 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schollmeyer, Patrick ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Lotte Eisner BT - eine Archäologin als Filmkritikerin JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - Lotte Eisner (1896–1983) is without doubt one of the most important early film critics and pioneers of film history. In the history of Classical Studies, however, she plays no role. She is not even mentioned in the relevant scholarly books or articles, although she received a doctorate degree in Classical Archaeology. But it is worth taking a closer look at this relatively short phase of her life. The following lines are to be understood as a sketch of her specific ‘archaeological’ view of German Expressionist silent films. Lotte Eisner herself comments on this in her autobiography. KW - Lotte Eisner KW - expressionism KW - silent film KW - vase-painting KW - Classical Archaeology Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.179 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 324 EP - 342 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wieber, Anja ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Die palmyrenische Königin Zenobia als Werbeikone für Seife JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - This article analyses, as an example of the advertising of cosmetic products, a campaign launched by the US-American company “Johnson Soap” for their product, the facial soap “Palmolive”. Examining its ads of 1911 in which certain ancient exempla are employed, it becomes clear that the Palmyrene queen Zenobia and with her the semi-historical Semiramis and the more mythical Dido are aligned to the “1001 Nights” character Scheherazade. Since they are jointly labelled as “historically famous oriental queens” and because of the reference to Zenobia’s white skin, they fall into the fantasy of fair-skinned harem women and evoke thoughts of all the pleasures and comforts of the luxurious Orient. To the modern female customer of 1900 (well steeped in the knowledge of those ancient characters) Zenobia and the other exempla should serve as celebrities worth emulating. Above all they are deemed to be beautiful, and experts in cosmetics which would guarantee the effect of the product they are standing for. A finding that proves to be valid even in an advertising concept of today for the Syrian-German “Zhenobya-soap”. KW - Zenobia KW - classical reception KW - advertising (cosmetics, USA, ca. 1900) KW - orientalism KW - racist subtext KW - Dido KW - Semiramis KW - Scheherazade KW - Cleopatra Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.169 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 277 EP - 323 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Seng, Helmut ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Träume statt Theurgie BT - Zum Traumbuch des Synesios (Περὶ ἐνυπνίων / De insomniis) JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - In his work De insomniis (On Dreams), Synesios adopts a rather critical view of theurgy, resembling Porphyry’s attitude; his wording shows polemical exaggeration. His insistence on the usefulness of dream revelation for hunting might be read as a (not too serious) claim to the divine inspiration of his work κυνηγετικαί. KW - Synesius KW - dreams KW - divination KW - theurgy KW - philosophy Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.167 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 247 EP - 276 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Feichtinger, Barbara ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Bukolisches Idyll in Bethlehem BT - zur kulturellen Hybridität von Hieronymus Epistula 46 JF - PaRDeS : Zeitschrift der Vereinigung für Jüdische Studien = Transformative Translations in Jewish History and Culture N2 - Epistula 46 is an invitation, written under the name of Paula and Eustochium, for Marcella to go to Bethlehem, by all means with the aim to stimulate positive interest in the Holy Land for a wider public and to inspire the urge to travel and sojourn. The narrative defines pilgrimage not only through biblical references but also familiarizes it through references to ancient pagan practices and pagan literature and makes it compatible with the lifestyle of Rome’s urban elites. While biblical references predominantly propagate Palestine’s spiritual appeal as a site of centuries-long salvation events, references to the classics – often combined with the expression or the stimulation of emotions – put the region’s social and intellectual appeal to the fore. The use of pagan literature, in which the traditions of educational travel of a cosmopolitan elite, the social utopia of aristocratic recessus, and not least the pleasure of otium aestheticised through literature are prefigurated, shapes Palestine in particular fashion as a place of longing. Especially the appeal of Bethlehem thus only forms through the combination of spiritual-intellectual visio and emotionally attractive social utopia, through conjunction of spelunca Christi and bucolic idyll. KW - Jerome KW - pilgrimage KW - intertextuality KW - cultural hybridity KW - Bethlehem Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.168 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 218 EP - 246 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Heinemann, Matthias A1 - Weiß, Adrian ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Roms Metamorphosen im Exil BT - die Romae novae des exul bei Ovid und Lucan JF - thersites 11: tessellae – Birthday Issue for Christine Walde N2 - In this article, we want to elucidate and contrast the exilic fates rendered in Ovid’s exilic elegies and in Lucan’s Bellum Civile. While Ovid’s persona undergoes a slow development towards acceptance of the exilic condition by ‘refounding’ a second Rome in Tomi, Lucan’s Pompey gradually severs himself from Rome, culminating in him dying far from home apparently without regrets. Both characters try to transfer the concept of Rome to new entities. However, they are not able to escape Rome’s grasp: Pompey is killed by a Roman mercenary in Egypt, Naso’s Roma secunda is in the end only a reproduction of the exul’s irrevocably Roman fate. KW - P. Ovidius Naso KW - M. Annaeus Lucanus KW - exile KW - Rome KW - Pompeius Magnus Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.162 SN - 2364-7612 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 117 EP - 150 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kirichenko, Alexander ED - Ambühl, Annemarie T1 - Sex, Macht und Fiktion in den Metamorphosen Ovids JF - thersites 11: tessellae – Birthday Issue for Christine Walde N2 - This article analyses the eroticized power dynamics that Ovid stages in the Metamorphoses. It argues that 1) erotic desire functions in Ovid as a synonym of the desire for power; 2) that the transformations of gods can be read as a metaphor of the powerful subjecting the powerless to their will; 3) that metamorphosed humans can be regarded as notional monuments to divine power; and 4) that, by parading the self-evident fictionality of his transformation tales (including, most notably, the story of Julius Caesar’s apotheosis in Book 15), Ovid allows his readers, at least for the duration of the reading process, to experience a modicum of freedom. KW - Ovid KW - Metamorphoses KW - Augustus KW - political Eros KW - fictionality Y1 - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.34679/thersites.vol11.172 VL - 2020 IS - 11 SP - 97 EP - 116 ER -