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Academic Year 2005/2006

The Greek Tragedians
GRK 261 SP

In this course we will read, in Greek, either the BACCHAE or the HIPPOLYTUS of Euripides, both among the Athenian playwright's best-known and most important plays. By close reading of the Greek text and by the study of selected works of criticism we will identify key questions posed by the dramatic text, which will be the subject of in-class discussion and presentations. These might include, but will not be limited to (depending on which play we read): the staging, conventions, and conditions of performance of Greek tragedy; humans and gods; conflicts of reason and unreason, passion and will, freedom and constraint; the Euripidean hero.

MAJOR READINGS

Plays of Sophocles in the original Greek

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Daily assignments in Greek, classroom reports, two exams and one or two papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students should have the equivalent of two years of college training in Greek.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA CLAS    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-30-2006

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