Western Classical Culture & Christian Culture: Recent submissions

  • 'Mind of the ruler when faced with challenges' - examples from the plays of Sophocles. 
    Jayasekera, K (Ministry of Education and culture, 2002)
    The paper examines how Sophocles, the Greek Classical Tragedian has examined how the mind of a ruler, changes when he is faced with challenges through his tragedy Oedipus Rex. The change of personality when one believes ...
  • An analysis of the ideas expressed by the ancient Greeks on literature 
    Jayasekera, K. (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2000)
    The paper traces the ideas expressed by the early poets of ancient Greece on the value of literature, the poets and the role they played in the social, political field. The study proves that from a very early period in ...
  • The concept of the One in Greek philosophy 
    Jayasekera, K. (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2005)
    The study intended to critically examine the birth of the concept of The One in Thales?s philosophical thoughts when he intentionally excluded the Gods from his explanation of the world. The many interpretations and positions ...
  • Socrates, Aristophanes and Historical Fact 
    Jayasekera, K. (Sambhava,Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1995)
    The exercise comprise of an attempt to examine the relationship that Aristophanes had with Socrates, in the backdrop of Classical Greece. Many are of the opinion that TheClouds, staged by Aristophanes was indirectly ...
  • Women in Politics during the Julio - Claudian period of the Roman Empire 
    Jayasekera, K. (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 1999)
    The Roman Empire is believed to be a very powerful institution during the period. The Emperors in whose hands the power rested seemed the center of the government. However evidence is examined to evaluate the impact the ...
  • Philosophy, Literature and Epicureanism 
    Jayasekera, K. (Studies of Philosophy, Homagama Dhammananda thero felicitation volumeStudies of Philosophy, Homagama Dhammananda thero felicitation volume, 2000)
    The study examines how Lucretius had used poetry in order to promote Epicurianism among Romans. But it also paves the way to critically analyze how poetry has highlighted some of the philosophical theories to the effect ...
  • The ideas on rebirth in Greek philosophy 
    Jayasekera, K. (Sambsha, Ministry of Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1994)
    The paper concentrates particularly on the ideas expressed by Greek philosophers on the concept or rebirth. In Greek philosophy many have expressed theories on what happens to the essence of a human being after death. Many ...
  • Aristophanes, the poet who crossed the boundaries of time 
    Jayasekera, K. (Sambhasha, Ministry of culture and Higher Education, Colombo ,Sri Lanka, 1993)
    The study focuses on Aristophanes the sole representative of old Greek Comedy. This is an analytical study of his dramas. The poet is considered to have concentrated on the social, political and economic situation of the ...
  • Femininity and the position of Women in Ancient Rome 
    Jayasekera, K. (Aquinas Journal, Aquinas, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1987)
    The belief is that no human woman gave birth to the founders of Rome. They were children of she wolf. The characteristics the Romans prided themselves of is quite visible from this. They were proud of their masculinity, ...
  • Drama and the origin of Greek Literary criticism 
    Jayasekera, K. (Thalalle Sri Dhammananda felicitation volume, Ministry of Buddhist affairs, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1990)
    The paper explicitly examines the validity of considering Greek Old Comedy as an agent of introducing Literary Criticism to the ancient West. Had Aristophanes been aware of the revolution he was making in putting on ...
  • The theory of Empedocles on the Origin of life against the background of Greek Myths 
    Jayasekera, K. (Aquinas Journal, Aquinas, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1985)
    The theory of Zoogony as put forth by the Greek philosopher and how he had analyzed its development according to the cosmic cycle he had presented provides many thought provoking theories to the moderns. As for example the ...

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