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| Unit 3 approaches Aeschylus (?525–456 BCE), the author of
our only surviving trilogy, the Oresteia, which students
will view in its entirety. On
the surface Aeschylus is the least like Euripides: the eldest
of the three tragedians, his language is difficult, his choruses
abstruse, his characters strange and dark.
In this brief unit, students begin to produce drafts of the Semester project script and to look forward to the performance. |
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Monday,
March 26 |
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Due |
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-- Aeschylus, Agamemnon (458 BCE, first prize)
-- Reflections on Agamemnon (by
noon)
-- Optional background: Agamemnon |
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Topics
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-- Agamemnon, part 1 (Peter Hall, 1981) [link]
-- Discussion of Agamemnon |
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Wednesday,
March 28 |
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Topics
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-- Project: Group meeting 3 |
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Monday,
April 2 |
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Due |
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-- Taplin 2006: "The Harrison Version"
-- Optional background: Agamemnon |
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Topics
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-- Agamemnon, part 2 (Peter Hall, 1981) [link]
-- Discussion of Agamemnon
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Violence on the stage |
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Wednesday,
April 4 |
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Due |
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-- Aeschylus, Libation Bearers (458 BCE, first prize)
-- Reflections on Libation Bearers (by noon)
-- Optional background: Orestes, Electra |
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Topics
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-- Libation Bearers (Peter Hall, 1981) [link]
-- Discussion of Libation Bearers |
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