CLU23345 Greek Drama
This module provides a consolidation of Classical Greek language skills (grammar, pragmatics, translation, philological and critical skills) and introduces you to the idiom and style of Athenian tragedy. You will study a play by Euripides or Sophocles in Greek and other plays and relevant texts in translation. Module topics include the divine, fate and responsibility; the origins of drama; Aristotle’s analysis of tragedy in the Poetics; performance aspects; drama’s religious and civic contexts; drama as source of historical and cultural information.
- Module Organiser:
- Dr Martine Cuypers
- Duration:
- Semester 1
- Contact Hours:
- 33 (three reading and language classes per week)
- Weighting:
- 10 ECTS
- Assessment:
- 50% coursework (two written assignments), 50% written examination
- Course Open To:
- Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology; TJH Greek; Columbia Dual Degree; Visiting
Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this module students should be able to:
- Analyse the language and style of the tragedy studied in Greek
- Translate and analyse the language of unseen Greek passages of similar difficulty as the tragedy studied in Greek
- Critically discuss the content, structure and major themes of the plays studied in translation
- Situate all studied plays in their historical and performance contexts and comment on the relevance of these contexts for their interpretation