Praxis and Theory of the Greek Symposium

Graduate / Professional

This course is a study (reading in the original, interpretation, and discussion) of a selection of texts pertaining to the ancient Greek symposium (a wine-drinking event by elite males) as a central cultural institution. Readings include poetic texts (“songs”) that were meant to be sung and performed by the participants (“symposiasts”); and prose representations of the symposium as an imagined event in which philosophical ideas were put forward. MW 11:35am-12:50pm