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Syllabus/Daily Assignments: Readings and performance work are TO BE COMPLETED by the date they appear on the syllabus as they will constitute the principal material for that day's discussion. PLEASE NOTE that we are covering one week's worth of classtime in one night. You may need to read 2 complete plays for one session of class, so space out your study time accordingly. You will generally not be able to do all the reading for this class in one evening.
Some of the texts are online. You may wish to download these files to your computer before printing to reduce paper usage.
Classes will begin promptly at 6 PM, with a 10-minute break after one hour and fifteen minutes of class.

Context = The Context of Ancient Drama

Date Topic(s) Assignments

1-14 Introduction. What is Tragedy? Greek Myth
Origins of Tragedy. Ritual. Dionysus, w/ satyr, dance, satyr/maenad, mask
Tragedy & 5th century Athens.
Structure of Greek Tragedy
Tragedy Names & Words PLEASE read before or after first session:
Aristotle Poetics, pp. 1-6,36-41, 49-60, 74

1-21 *Martin Luther King's Birthday*

1-28 Aeschylus PersiansXerxes, Greek ship, Persian soldier
pictures of Salamis Map
Dramatic Festivals. Competition. Aeschylus PersiansContext, p. 25 #43, PERFORMANCE GROUP #1
Context p. 167 par. 2, p. 11 #16 on Phrynichus
Context, p. 120 #45, pp. 103-108, 109-110 #4-8,
pp. 139-143, 157-160

2-4 Aeschylus. AgamemnonOresteia vase, Agamemnon /Aegisthus Clyt/Cass
Meineck production
DISCUSSION
Aristotle Poetics. Literary Theory of Tragedy Oresteia: Intro. pp.vi-xvii, xxxiii-xl;
Oresteia:Agamemnon PERFORMANCE GROUP #2
Context, pp. 58-60 + plates 2A &B
Aristotle Poetics, pp. 7-36, 60-94

2-11 Aeschylus. Libation Bearers Orestes/Electra, Orest murders Clyt
Aeschylus. Furies Orestes at Delphi, Delphi, omphalos, Athena w/ aegis
Costumes. Masks. Oresteia: Libation Bearers PERFORMANCE GROUP #3 (Libation Bearers)
Oresteia: Furies PERFORMANCE GROUP #4
Context, pp. 72-73 + plate 10d, pp. 63-64 #130 + plate 4a, pp.395-396, 398-400

2-18 Greek Actors and Acting. Audience. The Stage
Tragic Actor 4thc

Sophocles. Elektra
Actors: Context, pp. 26-28, #46-56, 119#40, pp. 221-223, 224- 226 #1-10c, pp. 259-264 Audience: Context, pp. 286-290, 301-305
Stage: Context, plates 3b, 4b, 6a, pp. 79-84 + plates 14-15b, pp. 257-258, 268-272, 396-398 Greek Theater Web Link , Univ of Sask. - better site for theaters
Sophokles. Intro, pp. 1-13, 28-31, Elektra, pp. 270-324 PERFORMANCE GROUP #5
Watch a bit of Strauss' opera Elektra

2-25 FIRST EXAM
Sophocles. Antigone
Study Guide for Exam 1
Sophokles.Intro, pp.18-20, Antigone: pp. 104-152

3-4 Sophocles. Oedipus Tyrannos
Lives of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides
PERFORMANCE GROUP # 6 (Antigone)
Sophocles. Intro, pp. 23-27; OedipusTyrannos, pp. 208-267
watch some masked and unmasked Oedipus

3-11 *Spring Break*

3-18 Sophocles. Oedipus at Kolonos
Satyr Play. Euripides. Cyclopsproduction on vase?
Pronomos Vase
Sophokles: Intro, pp. 36-39, Oedipus at Kolonos, pp. 386-455
PERFORMANCE GROUP # 7
Ten Plays, pp. 515-545, PERFORMANCE GROUP #8
Context, pp.69-70 #137, + plate 8

3-25 Euripides. Alcestis
Euripides . Electra
Ten Plays, Alcestispp. 3-43 PERFORMANCE GROUP #1
Context, pp. 25-26 #44
Ten Plays: Electra pp. 165-213, PERFORMANCE GROUP #2

4-1 Euripides. Ion
Euripides. Orestes
Chorus. Music. Dance
Ten Plays, pp. 103-161 PERFORMANCE GROUP #3
Euripides. Orestes PERFORMANCE GROUP #4
Context, p. 57 #124 + plate 1a, p. 69 #136 + plated7b, p. 349-354, 360-368, 394-395

4-8 SECOND EXAM
Euripides. Bacchae
Study Guide for Exam 2
Ten Plays,pp. 393-456

4-15 Making Fun of Tragedy. Aristophanes. Frogs
Later Greek Tragedy.
Ezekiel Exagoge
PERFORMANCE GROUP #5 (Bacchae)
Aristophanes. Frogs PERFORMANCE GROUP #6
Context, pp. 186-187, 189-190 #158, 204-205 #169, 223-224, 239-242
Ezekiel Exagoge and intro

4-22 Roman Tragedy
Roman Actors and Acting. Audience
Roman Stage
Excerpts of Ennius, Pacuvius and Accius, handout
Actors: Context, pp. 275-276, 277-281 #91-109, pp. 283-285
Audience: pp. 306-307, 310, 312-320
Context, pp. 49-50 #116, pp. 84-88 + plates 16a-17 Bosra, 2
Roman Theater history Roman theaters Univ of Sask.

4-29 Seneca. Thyestes
Seneca. Phaedra Death of Hippolytus
Intro to Seneca, Four Tragedies pp. 7-26, Thyestes, pp.43-93
PERFORMANCE GROUP #7
FourTragedies: Phaedra pp. 97-150, PERFORMANCE GROUP #8

5-6 Mime. Pantomime. Late Roman Theater
Shakespeare Titus Andronicus and Senecan Tragedy
Context pp.369-373, 328-330 #248-255
Intro to Seneca, FourTragediespp. 26-38
CAST LIST for Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus, watch some of Titus

5-13 FINAL EXAM 7-10 PM FINAL STUDY GUIDE

Date	Topic(s)	Assignments
1-14	Introduction. What is Tragedy? Greek Myth Origins of Tragedy. Ritual. Dionysus, w/ satyr, dance, satyr/maenad, mask Tragedy & 5th century Athens. Structure of Greek Tragedy Tragedy Names & Words	PLEASE read before or after first session: Aristotle Poetics, pp. 1-6,36-41, 49-60, 74
1-21	Martin Luther King's Birthday
1-28	Aeschylus PersiansXerxes, Greek ship, Persian soldier pictures of Salamis Map Dramatic Festivals. Competition.	Aeschylus PersiansContext, p. 25 #43, PERFORMANCE GROUP #1 Context p. 167 par. 2, p. 11 #16 on Phrynichus Context, p. 120 #45, pp. 103-108, 109-110 #4-8, pp. 139-143, 157-160
2-4	Aeschylus. AgamemnonOresteia vase, Agamemnon /Aegisthus Clyt/Cass Meineck production DISCUSSION Aristotle Poetics. Literary Theory of Tragedy	Oresteia: Intro. pp.vi-xvii, xxxiii-xl; Oresteia:Agamemnon PERFORMANCE GROUP #2 Context, pp. 58-60 + plates 2A &B Aristotle Poetics, pp. 7-36, 60-94
2-11	Aeschylus. Libation Bearers Orestes/Electra, Orest murders Clyt Aeschylus. Furies Orestes at Delphi, Delphi, omphalos, Athena w/ aegis Costumes. Masks.	Oresteia: Libation Bearers PERFORMANCE GROUP #3 (Libation Bearers) Oresteia: Furies PERFORMANCE GROUP #4 Context, pp. 72-73 + plate 10d, pp. 63-64 #130 + plate 4a, pp.395-396, 398-400
2-18	Greek Actors and Acting. Audience. The Stage Tragic Actor 4thc Sophocles. Elektra	Actors: Context, pp. 26-28, #46-56, 119#40, pp. 221-223, 224- 226 #1-10c, pp. 259-264 Audience: Context, pp. 286-290, 301-305 Stage: Context, plates 3b, 4b, 6a, pp. 79-84 + plates 14-15b, pp. 257-258, 268-272, 396-398 Greek Theater Web Link , Univ of Sask. - better site for theaters Sophokles. Intro, pp. 1-13, 28-31, Elektra, pp. 270-324 PERFORMANCE GROUP #5 Watch a bit of Strauss' opera Elektra
2-25	FIRST EXAM Sophocles. Antigone	Study Guide for Exam 1 Sophokles.Intro, pp.18-20, Antigone: pp. 104-152
3-4	Sophocles. Oedipus Tyrannos Lives of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides	PERFORMANCE GROUP # 6 (Antigone) Sophocles. Intro, pp. 23-27; OedipusTyrannos, pp. 208-267 watch some masked and unmasked Oedipus
3-11	Spring Break
3-18	Sophocles. Oedipus at Kolonos Satyr Play. Euripides. Cyclopsproduction on vase? Pronomos Vase	Sophokles: Intro, pp. 36-39, Oedipus at Kolonos, pp. 386-455 PERFORMANCE GROUP # 7 Ten Plays, pp. 515-545, PERFORMANCE GROUP #8 Context, pp.69-70 #137, + plate 8
3-25	Euripides. Alcestis Euripides . Electra	Ten Plays, Alcestispp. 3-43 PERFORMANCE GROUP #1 Context, pp. 25-26 #44 Ten Plays: Electra pp. 165-213, PERFORMANCE GROUP #2
4-1	Euripides. Ion Euripides. Orestes Chorus. Music. Dance	Ten Plays, pp. 103-161 PERFORMANCE GROUP #3 Euripides. Orestes PERFORMANCE GROUP #4 Context, p. 57 #124 + plate 1a, p. 69 #136 + plated7b, p. 349-354, 360-368, 394-395
4-8	SECOND EXAM Euripides. Bacchae	Study Guide for Exam 2 Ten Plays,pp. 393-456
4-15	Making Fun of Tragedy. Aristophanes. Frogs Later Greek Tragedy. Ezekiel Exagoge	PERFORMANCE GROUP #5 (Bacchae) Aristophanes. Frogs PERFORMANCE GROUP #6 Context, pp. 186-187, 189-190 #158, 204-205 #169, 223-224, 239-242 Ezekiel Exagoge and intro
4-22	Roman Tragedy Roman Actors and Acting. Audience Roman Stage	Excerpts of Ennius, Pacuvius and Accius, handout Actors: Context, pp. 275-276, 277-281 #91-109, pp. 283-285 Audience: pp. 306-307, 310, 312-320 Context, pp. 49-50 #116, pp. 84-88 + plates 16a-17 Bosra, 2 Roman Theater history Roman theaters Univ of Sask.
4-29	Seneca. Thyestes Seneca. Phaedra Death of Hippolytus	Intro to Seneca, Four Tragedies pp. 7-26, Thyestes, pp.43-93 PERFORMANCE GROUP #7 FourTragedies: Phaedra pp. 97-150, PERFORMANCE GROUP #8
5-6	Mime. Pantomime. Late Roman Theater Shakespeare Titus Andronicus and Senecan Tragedy	Context pp.369-373, 328-330 #248-255 Intro to Seneca, FourTragediespp. 26-38 CAST LIST for Titus Andronicus Titus Andronicus, watch some of Titus
5-13	FINAL EXAM 7-10 PM	FINAL STUDY GUIDE