Course Description
Euripides' plays, with emphasis on the poet's dramatic style and his treatment of social, political, and religious themes.
Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate students are required to lead seminar sessions and do more extensive research papers.
Athena Title
Euripides
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. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE VOCABULARY AND LITERARY STYLE OF EURIPIDES. 2. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC TECHNIQUES OF EURIPIDES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND OF THE TIME. 3. THE STUDENT WILL ACQUIRE A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF EURIPIDES' ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LATE CLASSICAL THOUGHT AND HUMANISTIC VALUES. 4. THE STUDENT WILL ENGAGE IN CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SEMANTIC, SYNTACTIC, GRAMMATICAL, STYLISTIC, METRICAL AND POETIC EVIDENCE IN EURIPIDES' PLAYS. 5. THE STUDENT WILL LEARN TO PRODUCE WRITING APPROPRIATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF GREEK TRAGEDY AND TO THE DISCIPLINE OF CLASSICS.
Topical Outline
SYSTEMATIC READING AND ANALYSIS OF THE EURIPIDEAN TEXTS. TOPICS SUCH AS EURIPIDES' TREATMENT OF THE GODS, AND HIS HANDLING OF FEMALE CHARACTERS WILL BE TREATED AS THEY ARISE IN THE SPECIFIC PLAYS.