• Excluding the divine from the explanations of cosmogony An analysis of the contribution of The Milesians 

  Jayasekara, I.K. (Faculty of Humanities, 2022)

  Human’s earliest period in history had been awestruck by natural phenomena and the working of the universe. Greece was considered the cradle of Western civilization. They had sought peace and come to a compromise through ...
• Judah and Benjamin : Evolving a Theology of Peace in Sri Lanka 

  Wijesinghe, S.L. (Théologiques, 18(1), 217–240., Faculté de théologie et de sciences des religions, Université de Montréal, 2010)

  This article presents a Sri Lankan hermeneutic of the Joseph Story (Genesis 37-50) in relation to grassroots peacemaking in Sri Lanka. On a global scale, peacemaking at the grassroots level is a rare phenomenon outside ...
• Ideas on Literary Criticism of the Greeks 

  Jayasekera, K. (S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 2017)

  Criteria for evaluating literature has been of controversy throughout the years even since it was first established and became a popular necessity. The numerous ideas pertaining to evaluation has been subject to change ...
• Dionysius the God of Drama 

  Jayasekara, K. (S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 675, P. de S. Kularatne Mw., Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, 2015)

  Dionysius is a god who had won the curiosity and fascination of many. I myself have been attracted to the magnificent personality which was a mixture of the so called the good, the bad as well as sanity and insanity. Among ...
• Language and Literature, Roman Aspect 

  Jayasekera, K. (S. Godage and Brothers (Pvt) Ltd, 675, P. de S. Kularatne Mw., Colombo 10, Sri Lanka, 2015)

  භාෂාව හා සාහිත්‍යකරණය - ආදී රෝම අදහස් විමසුමක් බටහිර සම්භාව්‍ය සාහිත්‍ය ඇසුරින් මා ඔබ හමුවට පැමිණෙන්නේ සෑහෙන කාලයකට පසුවය. මීට හේතුව වශයෙන් දැක්විය හැක්කේ පසුගිය වකවානුව තුළ ගී‍්‍රක නාට්‍ය පිළිබඳ තරමක ගැඹුරු අධ්‍යයනයක ...
• The Dramatics of Trojan Women on Sri Lankan Stage 

  Jayasekera, K. (Centre for Promotion Ideas, 2015)

  The attraction of Classical Greek drama to the Sri Lankans in the twenty first centaury is an interesting phenomenon. Among the dramas the Trojan Women of Euripides had become most popular during the later period of the ...
• Impact of the political and social situation on New Greek Comedy 

  Jayasekera, K. (2015)

  The social and political underwent a drastic change when Athens lost its independence when defeated and became a subject state of Macedonia. The paper is an examination of how the above situation affected the creative ...
• The Social and Political impact on Old Greek Comedy 

  Jayasekera, K. (Pavara, International Sama Viharaya, Gampaha, 2015)

  The study is based on the political and social atmosphere in Athens in the 5th century BCE to facilitate a genre such as Old Greek Comedy to come in to existence..The freedom of direct Democracy enhanced by the ...
• A Critical examination of Plato’s ideas on imitation and inspiration in literature 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2012)
• Poetic Inspiration and Social Consciousness –A study based on a cross section of 21stcen Sri Lankan Creative Artists 

  Jayasekera, K (S. Godage publishes, 2011)
• The Impact of Indo European Culture On The Olympian Religion of The Greeks 

  Jayasekera, K (Vidyodaya Dharma Shasthreeya Sangrahaya, 2011)
• The Nature of Religion in Pre Greek Society. Collective Needs or Individual Salvation? 

  Jayasekera, K (S. Godage publishes, 2010)
• Fears and Aspirations of Humans as Expounded by Lucretius and Juvenal 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2009)
• An Analysis of the Ideas akin to the Indo-Aryan Concepts of Plato 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2009)
• Man in the universe without diving assistance and the dawn of Greek philosophical thought 

  Jayasekera, K (S. Godage publishes, 2009)
• A Comparative Study Between women Depicted as Victims of Love by the Greek and Roman Epic Poets 

  Jayasekera, K (S. Godage publishes, 2009)
• Comprehending and Accepting the Working of the Universe for Self Salvation according to Heraclitus 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2009)
• Word Power as recommended and exercised by the Ancient Romans 

  Jayasekera, K (Kalyani, University of Kelaniya, 2008)

  The objective of this paper is to examine the recognition and position the Roman literary critics have given to the power cleverly used language has on its recipients. Concentration is given to the ideas presented ...
• The Union of Religion and Philosophy in Pythagoras 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2008)

  Pythogoras is a philosopher studied for many reasons. The intention of this was to focus on the basic number philosophy presented by Pythagoras. His philosophy had provided man with a way of life and a goal in life with ...
• The Psychology of an Adopted Boy as examined by Sophocles in his Tragedy King Oedipus 

  Jayasekera, K (Journal of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, 2008)

  King Oedipus was even referred to by Aristotle when examining the ideal type of tragedy in his Poetics.Many have commented on its merits as a tragedy that brings out the cathartic emotions of fear and pity, considered best ...

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