Stage from Page: Ancient Greek Drama in Performance
CLAS 1750M S01 [CRN: 25339]
This seminar will offer students an interdisciplinary approach to ancient drama, combining the study of classics and theater with an interrogation of performance theory and historical problems of interpretation. Beginning with a crash course on the development of Greek poetry and the practicalities of the Athenian stage, we will cover Athenian tragic production from the earliest surviving play of Aeschylus to the posthumous productions of works by Sophocles and Euripides. We will also address theoretical questions surrounding Athenian drama: problems of dramatic (re)interpretation (even in Antiquity), the concepts of re-performance and rewriting, and the importance of the festival context. Enrollment limited to 20.Additional Description from the Instructor:
Course webpage: https://sites.google.com/a/brown.edu/stagingdrama/
- Term
- Spring 2013
- Credit Hours
- 1.0
- Maximum Enrollment
- 20
- Primary Instructor
- Meetings
- 1:00 pm - 2:20 pm Tue, Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
- Exam Group Code
- 10 (May 14, 2013 2:00pm)