AISTHESIS 6OEFSHSBEVBUF+PVSOBMPG$MBTTJDBM 4UVEJFT4UBOGPSE6OJWFSTJUZ 7PMVNF7"VUVNO From Roman Poetry to Renaissance Art: The Influence of Ovidian Texts on Bernini’s Sculptures Myth and the Memory Play Desire and Ability: The Case for Appetite The Alternate Tradition: Cassandra, an “Anti-Epic” Aisthesis VOLUME V AUTUMN 2016 DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICS STANFORD UNIVERSITY Senior Editors Meaghan Carley Kevin Garcia Editors Noah Arthurs Raleigh Browne Alexandra Myers Reader Robert Shields It is with great pleasure that we present the 2016 issue of Aisthesis. Now in its fifth year of publication, the journal continues to grow and develop as an essential part of undergraduate engagement in Stanford Classics. We offer great thanks to all of those who have aided in the journal’s publication, including the Department of Classics, the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU), and, of course, the many students who submitted their work for consideration. Even now, as we proudly complete this publication, we eagerly look forward to creating the next issue of Aisthesis in 2017 - until then, valete and χαίρετε! The 2016 Aisthesis Team © 2016, Aisthesis: The Undergraduate Journal of Classical Studies Please direct questions to
[email protected] or Aisthesis, Stanford Department of Classics, 450 Serra Mall, Building 110, Stanford, CA 94305-2145. Table of Contents From Roman Poetry to Renaissance Art: The Influence of Ovidian Texts on Bernini’s Sculptures Raleigh Browne Stanford University 1 Myth and the Memory Play Malina Buturovic Yale