Classical Greek tragedy in English translation (LIT 09)

• Day and time: Thursday 11:15 - 12:45
  Weekly
• Length of course: 2 terms. Autumn (10 Weeks), Spring (10 Weeks)
• Number of places: 14
• Start date: 12 October 2023
• Description:

  Many of the memorable figures of Classical Greek tragedy are women. Does this mean that the ancient Greek tragedians especially favoured having a female hero and, if this was the case, why did they? We shall explore this matter by looking at the tragic heroines of various Greek dramas and begin with a detailed study of the women and issues in Euripides' 'The Trojan Women'. The required translation is Euripides III, eds. Grene and Lattimore, 3rd edition, 2013, by Mark Griffith and Glenn W. Most. ISBN-13: 978-0-226-30882-1.

• Format: Seminar

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• Tutor: Margaret Sakellaridis
  
• Since 2006 I have been running courses in the U3AC on ancient Greek poetry to bring it to those who cannot access the Greek directly

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