Classics 244F - Tragedy: Then and Now

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Hamilton College

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How did Greek tragedy work in the city of Athens? Athens was a radical democracy but was based on slave labor and the exclusion of women. How is this implied contradiction displayed in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides? But tragedy also has contemporary life. How do these plays transcend their time of production? An opportunity to examine relations of gods/humans, fate/choice, as well as gender, class/ethnicity and sexuality. Readings to include works by Seneca, Racine, Sartre, O'Neill, Heaney, Fugard. (Writing-intensive.) (Same as Theatre 244 and Comparative Literature 244.) Maximum enrollment, 20. N Rabinowitz.

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3.00

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www.hamilton.edu

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(315) 859-4011

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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