Course Description
Sophocles' plays, with emphasis on the poet's religious and humanistic values and his dramatic style.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are required to direct seminar sessions and write more extensive research papers.
Athena Title
Sophocles
Prerequisite
GREK 2001 or GREK 2001W or GREK 2003 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH THE VOCABULARY AND LITERARY STYLE OF SOPHOCLES. 2. TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH THE RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHIC BELIEFS OF SOPHOCLES. 3. TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES OF SOPHOCLES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC BACKGROUND OF HIS TIME. 4. TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENTS WITH SOPHOCLES' ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY GREEK THOUGHT AND HUMANISTIC VALUES. 5. TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMANTIC, SYNTACTIC, GRAMMATICAL, STYLISTIC, METRICAL AND POETIC EVIDENCE IN SOPHOCLES' PLAYS. 6. TO ENABLE THE STUDENT TO PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF GREEK TRAGEDY AND TO THE DISCIPLINE OF CLASSICS. FOR 6060 STUDENTS: 7. TO ACQUAINT THE STUDENT WITH CURRENT RESEARCH ON GREEK DRAMA AND SOPHOCLEAN TRAGEDY. 8. THE STUDENT WILL DEMONSTRATE HIS/HER GRASP OF TEXT AND CRITICAL INTERPRETATIONS VIA CLASS PRESENTATIONS AND RESEARCH PAPER.
Topical Outline
THE COURSE OUTLINE WILL DEPEND UPON THE PLAYS SELECTED, AND WILL CONSIST OF SYSTEMATIC READING AND ANALYSIS ACCORDING TO THE CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE PROVIDED BY THE TEXTS. DISCUSSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AS THEY ARE SUGGESTED BY PROBLEMS OR POINTS OF INTEREST ARISING IN THE TEXTS.
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