Current as of 18-Feb-2025
Assignments due by beginning of class on indicated days; points deducted from late discussion entries. Schedule subject to change at instructor's discretion.
| Introduction to course | |
| 16-Jan | No assignment. Themes, materials, procedures, etc. What is tragedy? Is it good for anything? |
| Greek tragedy. Patterns, innovations, relevance and relatability now | 18-Jan | Sophocles: Antigone 1 (Penguin, pp. 59-107). For this and all assignments, the Study Guide is req'd reading. (No online discussion entry due this time) |
| 23-Jan | Sophocles: Antigone 2 (finish). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 25-Jan | Readings in Honig Antigone, Interrupted. Study Guide with online discussion prompt and text access/page assignments info.
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| 30-Jan | Greek Tragedy: origins, ancient practice, ancient theory. Study Guide with online discussion prompt and text access/page assignments info. |
| 1-Feb | Euripides: Bacchae 1 (Signet-Penguin, pp. 395-430 = Kindle location 7858 "PROLOGUE" to location 8528, just before "THIRD CHORAL LYRIC" — basically, first half of play). Study Guide. |
| 6-Feb | Euripides: Bacchae 2 (pp. 430-456, i.e., rest of play). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 8-Feb | Aeschylus: Persians (Oxford, all). Study guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 13-Feb | Aeschylus: Agamemnon 1 (Penguin, pp. 103-132 = Kindle location 1957). Study Guide. (No online discussion entry this class.) |
| 15-Feb | Aeschylus: Agamemnon 2. (Start Agamemnon's entrance, p. 132, chorus line "Come, my king." Read though to end of play.) Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 20-Feb | Aeschylus: Libation Bearers (Penguin, all). Study Guide. (No online discussion entry this class.) |
| 22-Feb | Aeschylus: Eumenides (Penguin, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 27-Feb | Sophocles: Oedipus the King (Penguin, all). Study Guide. (no online discussion prompt due) |
| 29-Feb | Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus READ ALL. Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 2-10 Mar | Spring break. |
| 12-Mar | Midterm exam. Study Guide. |
| 14-Mar | Euripides Medea (Signet, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 19-Mar | Euripides: Iphigenia at Aulis (Signet, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 21-Mar | Euripides: Cyclops (Signet, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 26-Mar | Euripides: Alcestis (Signet, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 28-Mar | Aristophanes: Frogs (print text, Focus/Hackett, all). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. A comic take on, What is tragedy? What is it good for? |
| Roman tragedy. What (if anything) is tragic about Roman tragedy? | 2-Apr | Roman Tragedy, Introduction. Study Guide with online discussion prompt and text access/page assignments info. |
| 4-Apr | Seneca: Phaedra part 1 (Penguin). Pages 98-127. That's the beginning of play to partway through Act 2, just before the chorus that praises Hippolytus' beauty. Study Guide. (Please, no online discussion entry this time!) |
| 9-Apr | Seneca: Phaedra part 2 (Penguin). Pages 127 (chorus on H's beauty) to end. Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 11-Apr | Seneca: Thyestes, all (Penguin). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| 16-Apr | Pseudo-Seneca: Octavia (Penguin, all). Study Guide. (No online discussion entry) |
| A modern tragedy. Is this (still) tragedy? | 18-Apr | Anouilh: Antigone, pt 1: (pdf book) page 79 (start of play) to bottom of page 108 (ANTIGONE "You're wrong" etc.) Study Guide. (No online discussion entry) |
| 23-Apr | Passover break |
| 25-Apr | Monday classes |
| 30-Apr | Anouilh: Antigone, pt 2: bottom of page 108 (CREON "The pride of Oedipus" etc.) to end of play (p. 137). Study Guide with online discussion prompt. |
| Final thoughts. . . | 2-May | Course wrap-up: read Final Exam study guide. Journal entry topic: a question concerning course content. If you have exam format/coverage questions, please read the study guide or ask in class, or you can email! What is tragedy? What is it good for? |
| 8-May | Final exam. 8:05-10:05pm. CW 331. Study Guide |