Παρουσίαση/Προβολή

(BAAG132) -  Evgenia Makrygianni & Andreas Michalopoulos

Περιγραφή Μαθήματος

The first part of the course will be taught by Evgenia Makrygianni (Associate Professor of Ancient Greek Literature). We will look at the major Greek tragedy and comedy poets of classical times. We will read parts of the works by the three great tragedians (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides). We will focus on set-texts, parts of which will be read in the original. We will try to understand the social, religious, and cultural context that made the development of drama and the establishment of theatre in classical Athens possible.

The second half of the course will be taught by Professor Andreas Michalopoulos and will be dedicated to the reception of Greek Drama during the Roman period and beyond.

Main book for the first part of the course:

P. E. Easterling & B.M.W. Knox (eds), The Cambridge History of Classical Literature, vol. 1, part 2: Greek Drama, Cambridge University Press 1989.

Especially the Chapters on Greek Tragedy and Satyre Play:

- R. P. Winnington-Ingram, "The Origins of Tragedy", pp. 1-6.

- John Gould, "Tragedy as Performance", pp. 6-29.

- R. P. Winnington-Ingram, "Aeschylus", pp. 29-43.

- P. E. Easterling, "Sophocles, pp. 43-64.

- B.M.W. Knox, "Euripides", pp. 64-87.

- B.M.W. Knox, "Minor Tragedians", pp. 87-93.

- Dana F. Sutton, "The Satyr Play", pp. 94-102.

The students will be required to submit two or three assignments on subjects related to Greek drama. These assignments account for 15% of the final grade.

In the sixth week of the course, a half-hour mid-term test will be conducted, covering the topics that will have been taught up to that point. The mid-term test contributes to 25% of the final grade.

The final exam will encompass questions related to Greek drama, which will make up 10% of the final grade.

The remaining 50% of the final grade will be determined by the section of the final exam focused on Roman drama.

 

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Δευτέρα 19 Σεπτεμβρίου 2022