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A study of selected Greek and Roman tragic plays (in translation) and of aspects of performance and rhetoric.
One of the greatest legacies of Greco-Roman antiquity is its theatre, which has shaped westerndrama for 2,000 years. All over the world today Greek comedies and tragedies continue to be14 performed to packed houses, exploring themes of direct relevance now, while lesser known forms such as the Greek satyr play and Roman comedy continue to influence modern performance, from stand-up routines to TV situation comedies. In this course students examine selected Greek and Roman plays in translation, focusing on aspects of performance, characterization, engagement with contemporaneous issues, and rhetoric. For 2018 the focus will be works on the dramas of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, collectively known as the ‘three great tragedians’, all active in Athens in the fifth century BC. While only a small portion of their overall work has survived, they have nevertheless had an enormous impact on producers of drama from Shakespeare to the world of opera, to the Hollywood film industry and beyond.This course will be taught in summer (3 January- 14 February 2018) by Dr. Bill Allan of UniversityCollege, Oxford, who will be a Visiting Fellow in the dept. as part of the Erskine Scheme. Classes will be held in the Arts City Campus.
Either 15 points of CLAS at 100-level with a B pass; or 30 points of CLAS at 100-level; or any 45 points from the Arts Schedule. RP: Any 100-level course in CLAS.
CLAS321
Any 100-level course in CLAS.
For further information see Humanities Head of Department
Domestic fee $746.00
International fee $3,038.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Humanities .