Ekphrasis: examples from Homer. Plato. Virgil, Petronius. Women's Roles & Tasks: from Homer, Sophocles. Aristophanes, Plato, Virgil
For each of your choices, write a brief account of its place & importance where it occurs. Choose your evidence with care, quoting briefly the relevant words & specifically identifying sources as follows: Homer, 11.1.1 [work, book, line], Plato 17a [Stephanus number of paragraph]. Aen. 1.1 [number of book & line]; Petronius, Sat. 27 [paragraph].
For each choice, one or two pages should suffice:
Illustrate TWO of the following topics from at least the listed authors (remembering that Homer wrote two epic poems): [1] Ekphrasis: examples from Homer, Plato, Virgil, Petronius. [2] Women's Roles & Tasks: from Homer, Sophocles, Aristophanes, Plato, Virgil