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

 
1
 Sophocles, Oedipus the King (429 - 425?)
Thursday
 

-- Reactions to the Oedipus

 

 
For next class:
  -- Dodds, "Misunderstanding" (handout)
  -- Project: plot due
   
6
 Sophocles, Oedipus the King (429 - 425?)
Tuesday
 

-- Discussion: misunderstanding Dodds

 

 
For next class:
  -- Prepare for midterm exam
  -- Project: diary due
   
8
 Midterm examination
Thursday
 

For next class:
  -- Think about masks, both in Greek culture and in others
   
13-15
 Spring break
Tuesday
Thursday
 

For next class:
  -- Use this time to get ahead in the project
   
20
 Fun with masks
Tuesday
 

-- Mask theory

  -- Emoting with a blank face
 

 
For next class:
  -- Sophocles: Antigone (S1)
  -- Project: diary due
   
22

Sophocles, Antigone (ca. 442 BCE)
Thursday
  -- Discussion: city versus family
 

For next class:
  -- Assigning roles in Antigone (details)
  -- Project: rough script due
   
27
 Sophocles, Antigone (ca. 442 BCE)
Tuesday
 

-- Review assignments

  -- Project: script discussion
 

 
For next class:
 

-- Sophocles: Ajax (S2)
  -- Project: diary due
   
29

Sophocles, Ajax (ca. 450 - 430 BCE)
Thursday
  -- Discussion: honor and integrity
  -- The Dionysia
 

For next class:
  -- Assigning roles in Ajax (details)
  -- Staging an Ancient Greek Play  (Prof. W. Englert, Reed College)
   
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