Researcher ORCID Identifier
0009-0000-9402-350X
Graduation Year
2024
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Classical Studies
Reader 1
David K. Roselli
Reader 2
Jody Valentine
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© 2024 Clementine L Farnum
Abstract
Euripides’ Bacchae and its reception embody the subversion of identity that codifies my 21st-century understanding of fashion. This project is interested in this subversion and examines how characters’ identities have been portrayed through the costume choices for Dionysus in ’69, The Bacchantes, and The Backanterna. Specifically, I scrutinize the transition of compliance as a physical representation of how this play is a constant struggle of excess vs. modesty, gender binaries vs. gender fluidity, and worship vs. condemnation.
My interpretations of the costumes for Dionysus, Pentheus, and the Maenads demonstrate the vital role costumes play. The costumes I have styled highlight the role of fashion in characterizing ancient-turned-modern characters and provide a foundation for understanding the denigration of queered characters in ancient Greek Tragedy.
Recommended Citation
Farnum, Clementine, "Reimagining the Costume: The Role of Fashion in Adaptations of Euripides’ "Bacchae"" (2024). Scripps Senior Theses. 2410.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/2410
