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Abbreviations:
 
AO
 = Aeschylus: Oresteia
E5
 = Euripides V
 
E1
 = Euripides I
S1
 = Sophocles I
 
E2
 = Euripides II
S2
 = Sophocles II

 
23
 Course overview
Tuesday
 

-- Syllabus and requirements

  -- Textbooks
 

 
For next class:
  -- Euripides, Medea (E1)
   
25
 Euripides, Medea (431 BCE, third prize)
Thursday
 

-- Life and career of Euripides

  -- The Theater of Dionysus
  -- Greek stagecraft
  -- The parts of tragedy
  -- Reactions to the Medea
 

 
For next class:
  -- Questions on the Medea (handout)
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30
 Euripides, Medea (431 BCE, third prize)
Tuesday
 

-- Responses to questions

  -- The nature of Dionysus
 

 
For next class:
  -- Euripides, Bacchae (E5)
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