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Beastly Feasts:
Eating and the Earthly Monsters in Vergil‟s
 Aeneid
 byAdam David BreindelB.A., University of Chicago, 1996ThesisSubmitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree ofMaster of Arts in the Department of Classics at Brown UniversityPROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLANDMAY 1999
 
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This thesis by Adam David Breindel is accepted in itspresent form by the Department of Classics as satisfying thethesis requirements for the degree of Master of ArtsDate _______________ ________________________________________  Jeri DeBrohun, DirectorApproved by the Graduate CouncilDate _______________ ________________________________________ Peder J. EstrupDean of the Graduate School and Research
 
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I would like gratefully to acknowledge the assistance and contributions of thefaculty of the Brown University Department of Classics to the present work. Inparticular, I wish to thank Jeri DeBrohun, who directed this thesis; Michael C. J.Putnam, whose discussions of the
 Aeneid
inspired the paper upon which thiswork is based; and David Konstan, who provided support and advice bothintellectual and personal. I would like to thank the students of the Department ofClassics, especially Bill Tortorelli, who read a draft of this thesis; MichaelFontaine and Warren Petrofsky, who helped answer historical questions; andPhil Thibodeau, who was prepared to respond with insight to any question orproblem. I would also like to thank Ruthann Whitten, administrative assistant tothe Department of Classics, for help with innumerable things; the Andrew W.Mellon Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education Jacob K. JavitsFellowship Program for financial support; and Michael Sippey and Roy Feldmanof Viant Corporation for making every accommodation to assist me incompleting this work on schedule.
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