Assignments due by beginning of class on indicated days. Schedule subject to change at instructor's discretion. For plays (and unless otherwise requested), start reading from the start of the play itself. Translator's prefaces and similar ordinarily aren't assigned. In their place, always read the study guide.

• As per Syllabus, an appointment with the Fleishman center is required for this course. See the "Career Consulting" page, section marked "To pre-schedule an appointment." (Walk-in "drop-in" meetings won't count toward the requirement.) Please schedule at your earliest convenience!

Why?
19-Aug	No assignment. Themes, materials, procedures. Why?
Greek tragedy. Patterns, relevance and relatability
24-Aug	Sophocles: Antigone 1 = somewhat more than the first ½ of play, in the Penguin print edition, pp. 59-107. In other words, start from the beginning and read through Antigone's speech where she says she's being dragged away to punishment ("Land of Thebes, . . . They drag me away, now, no more delay"), right before the chorus starts talking about "Danaë, Danaë. . . ." First, read the Study Guide and note the Antgone 1 Guiding Question Then read the assigned pages of the Antigone Finally, go back and review the Guiding Question for the assignment. Think critically about it. Be prepared to share your thoughts in class. Keep in mind that this is an exercise not just in brainstorming but in critical thinking. We'll talk when we meet. Study Guides, with text access, Guiding Question, and an introduction to the assignment, are always required reading.
26-Aug	Sophocles: Antigone 2 (finish). Review the Study Guide; do the rest as per 21-Aug assignment, only this time, it'll be the Antigone 2 Guiding Question.
31-Aug	Readings in Honig Antigone, Interrupted. Access web readings, Guiding Question, etc. via Study Guide.
31-Aug	Course add/drop deadline at 11:59pm.
2-Sep	Greek Tragedy: origins, ancient practice, ancient theory. Access web readings, Guiding Question, etc. via Study Guide.
7-Sep	Labor Day, no class
8-Sep	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, with Guiding Question #1.
9-Sep	Euripides: Bacchae 2 (rest of play). Study Guide, with Guiding Question #2.
14-Sep	Aeschylus: Persians (all). Study Guide.
16-Sep	Two things: Quiz 1. Study guide. Aeschylus: Agamemnon 1 (Penguin, pp. 103-132 = Kindle location 1957). Study Guide.
21-Sep	Yom Kippur, no class.
23-Sep	Aeschylus: Agamemnon 2 (finish play). Study Guide.
28-Sep	Aeschylus: Libation Bearers (all). Study Guide.
30-Sep	Career exploration led by Jessica Lane-Rwabukwisi, Fleishman Center. No assignment, but attendance req'd. Explore interests and learn how to market your skills. Optional: Bring to class a copy or initial draft of your resume. Whatever your interests, whatever your major, this will be tailored to you! As per Syllabus, an appointment with the Fleishman center is required for the course. See the "Career Consulting" page, section marked "To pre-schedule an appointment." (Walk-in "drop-in" meetings won't count toward the requirement.) Please schedule at your earliest convenience!
5-Oct	Aeschylus: Eumenides (all). Study Guide.
7-Oct	Midterm exam on readings etc. through 5-Oct. Study Guide.
12-Oct	Fall break, no class
14-Oct	Fall break, no class
Are we prisoners of fate — is that what tragedy is?
19-Oct	Critchley "Knowing and not Knowing," chapter in Tragedy, the Greeks, and Us. Text access, guiding question, etc. via Study Guide.
21-Oct	Sophocles: Oedipus the King, part 1. Penguin edition pp. 160-208 (beginning through to end of scene with Oedipus and Jocasta, where Jocasta finally sends for the shepherd). Study Guide.
26-Oct	Sophocles: Oedipus the King, part 2 (finish). Study Guide.
28-Oct	Sophocles: Oedipus at Colonus READ ALL. Study Guide.
29-Oct	Grade option change deadline at 4:30pm. Course withdrawal deadline at 11:59pm.
Euripides' tragedies — is it tragedy?
2-Nov	Euripides Medea (all). Study Guide.
4-Nov	Euripides: Iphigenia at Aulis (all). Study Guide.
9-Nov	Euripides: Hippolytus (all). Study Guide.
11-Nov	Euripides: Cyclops (all). Study Guide.
16-Nov	Euripides: Alcestis (all). Study Guide.
Does tragedy help?
18-Nov	Aristophanes: Frogs (all). Study Guide.
Roman tragedy: more of the same and completely different
23-Nov	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.
25-Nov	No class (Thanksgiving)
30-Nov	Two things: Quiz 2 (study guide at end of Phaedra Study Guide). Seneca: Phaedra part 2 (Penguin). Pages 127 (chorus on Hippolytus' beauty) to end. Study Guide.
2-Dec	Pseudo-Seneca: Octavia (Penguin, all). Study Guide.
Course wrap-up: What have we learned?
7-Dec	No assigned reading, but be prepared to ask and answer good questions about the course as a whole: themes, findings, etc. We'll talk about the final exam, but that won't be the focus of the discussion you'll be preparing for. See more on the Study Guide, which also provides a guide to the final exam.
?-Dec	Final exam, FA 212. On readings, etc., 9-Oct through 4-Dec. Study Guide under preparation.