Greek Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides

(4 Credits)

Identical to DRLIT-UA 210 . Of the ancient Greeks' many gifts to Western culture, one of the most celebrated and influential is the art of drama. This course covers, through the best available translations, the masterpieces of the three great Athenian dramatists. Analysis of the place of the plays in the history of tragedy and the continuing influence they have had on serious playwrights, including those of the 20th century.