CC 222: Greek Tragedy

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Spring Semester 2018

	Monday, January 22
	Topics for today
	-- Course, requirements, website -- What is Tragedy? -- Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides

	Wednesday, January 24
	Due
	-- Rehm 2002.1 (35–41 only)

	Topics for today
	-- The origins of Greek drama -- Theaters and Theatrical Space -- Who Was Euripides? -- Reflections: Overview -- Stagings: Overview

	Monday, January 29
	Due
	-- Euripides, Medea (431 BCE, third prize) -- Reflections on Medea (by noon) -- Optional background: Medea

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Medea -- The parts of tragedy -- Medea: Video highlights

	Wednesday, January 31
	Due
	-- Rehm 1992.5 (43–61 only)

	Topics for today
	-- Modes of performance -- Actors versus Chorus -- Agon and Debate in Athenian Culture -- Medea: Video highlights -- Project: Overview

	Saturday, February 3
	Due
	-- Review Project page -- Project: Qualifications (email, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, February 5
	Due
	-- Euripides, Bacchae (after 406 BCE, posthumous first) -- Reflections on Bacchae (by noon) -- Optional background: Dionysus

	Topics for today
	-- Stagings: Alpha -- Discussion of Bacchae -- The Dionysiac

	Wednesday, February 7
	Topics for today
	-- Project: Group meeting 1

	Monday, February 12
	Due
	-- Euripides, Hippolytus (428 BCE, first prize) -- Reflections on Hippolytus (by noon) -- Optional background: Hippolytus, Phaedra, Theseus

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Hippolytus -- Stagings: Beta

	Wednesday, February 14
	Due
	--Sommerstein 2005 (all)

	Topics for today
	-- Dramatizing myth -- Plotting the Project

	Saturday, February 17
	Due
	-- Project: myth option (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, February 19
	Due
	-- Euripides, Heracles (416–4 BCE) -- Reflections on Heracles (by noon) -- Optional background: Heracles, Theseus

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Heracles -- Stagings: Gamma

	Wednesday, February 21
	Topics for today
	-- Midterm exam preview -- Who Was Sophocles? -- Project: Group meeting 2

	Saturday, February 24
	Due
	-- Project: Outline (Writers email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, February 26
	Due
	-- Sophocles, Women of Trachis (450–430 BCE) -- Reflections on Women of Trachis (by noon) -- Optional background: Heracles, Deianira

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Women of Trachis -- Stagings: Alpha

	Wednesday, February 28
	Due
	-- Rehm 2002.1 (41–54 only) -- Staging an Ancient Greek Play

	Topics for today
	-- Athenian dramatic festivals -- The City Dionysia

	Monday, March 5
	Due
	-- Sophocles, Oedipus (430-428 BCE) -- Reflections on Oedipus (by noon) -- Optional background: Oedipus

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Oedipus -- Stagings: Beta

	Wednesday, March 7
	Midterm Examination

	Monday, March 12
	Spring Break
	-- No classes held

	Wednesday, March 14
	Spring Break
	-- No classes held

	Monday, March 19
	Due
	-- Sophocles, Antigone (?441 BCE) -- Reflections on Antigone (by noon) -- Optional background: Antigone

	Topics for today
	-- Discussion of Antigone

	Wednesday, March 21
	Due
	-- Rehm 1992.5 (61-65, 68-73 only)

	Topics for today
	-- Stagings: Gamma -- Prologues and messenger speeches -- Who Was Aeschylus?

	Saturday, March 24
	Due
	-- Project: Draft 1, Report 1 (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, March 26
	Due
	-- Aeschylus, Agamemnon (458 BCE, first prize) -- Reflections on Agamemnon (by noon) -- Optional background: Agamemnon

	Topics for today
	-- Agamemnon, part 1 (Peter Hall, 1981) [link] -- Discussion of Agamemnon

	Wednesday, March 28
	Topics for today
	-- Project: Group meeting 3

	Saturday, March 31
	Due
	-- Project: Draft 2, Report 2 (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, April 2
	Due
	-- Taplin 2006: "The Harrison Version" -- Optional background: Agamemnon

	Topics for today
	-- Agamemnon, part 2 (Peter Hall, 1981) [link ] -- Discussion of Agamemnon -- Violence on the stage

	Wednesday, April 4
	Due
	-- Aeschylus, Libation Bearers (458 BCE, first prize) -- Reflections on Libation Bearers (by noon) -- Optional background: Orestes, Electra

	Topics for today
	-- Libation Bearers (Peter Hall, 1981) [link] -- Discussion of Libation Bearers

	Saturday, April 7
	Due
	-- Project: Draft 3, Report 3 (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, April 9
	Topics for today
	-- Masks, part 1 (outside Filene, weather permitting)

	Wednesday, April 11
	Topics for today
	-- Masks, part 2 (outside Filene, weather permitting)

	Saturday, April 14
	Due
	-- Project: Report 4 (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, April 16
	Due
	-- Aeschylus, Furies (458 BCE, first prize) -- Reflections on Furies (by noon) -- Optional background: Orestes, Athena

	Topics for today
	-- Highlights: Furies (Peter Hall, 1981) [link] -- Discussion of Furies

	Wednesday, April 18
	Due
	-- Vovolis and Zamboulakis 2007 -- Completed (and practiced) masks

	Topics for today
	-- Masks in performance

	Saturday, April 21
	Due
	-- Project: Report 5 (email class, 11:00 p.m.)

	Monday, April 23
	Topics for today
	-- Project: Group meeting 4

	Wednesday, April 25
	Topics for today
	-- Project: Group meeting 5

	Sunday, April 29
	Tonight
	-- Project: Performance -- 8:00 p.m., Falstaff's

	Monday, April 30
	Topics for today
	-- Project: Discussion -- Aristotle on tragedy -- How to win a tragic contest -- Course evaluations

	Wednesday, May 2
	Academic Festival!

	Thursday, May 10
	Due
	-- Project: Final reflections (noon)

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