Ancient Drama

Format
Online
Course Number
CLST 1601 920
Course Code
CLST1601920
Course Key
81720
Day(s)
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Time
12:00pm-2:30pm
12:00pm-2:30pm
12:00pm-2:30pm
Instructor
KOVALCHUK, MARIA V
Primary Program
Fulfills
COL-FND-CrossCultural Analysis
COL-SECTOR-Arts & Letter
Course Description
This course will introduce students to some of the greatest works of dramatic literature in the western canon. We will consider the social, political, religious and artistic functions of drama in ancient Greece and Rome, and discuss both differences and similarities between ancient drama and modern art forms. The course will also pursue some broader goals: to improve students skills as readers and scholarly critics of literature, both ancient and modern; to observe the implications of form for meaning, in considering, especially, the differences between dramatic and non-dramatic kinds of cultural production: to help students understand the relationship of ancient Greek and Roman culture to the modern world; and to encourage thought about some big issues, in life as well as in literature: death, heroism, society, action and meaning.
Crosslistings
COML1601920
Subject Area Vocab