Syllabus/Daily Assignments for CCI 305: Classical Tragedy (Starks): 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. Some of the texts are online. You may wish to download these files to your computer before printing to reduce paper usage.

Context = The Context of Ancient Drama
Date Topic(s)  Assignments
M 8-19 Introduction. What is Tragedy? Greek Myth Tragedy Names & Words
W 8-21 Tragedy & 5th century Athens. Aeschylus Persians Aeschylus Persians lines 1-598 
Context, p. 25 #43, p. 167 par. 2, p. 11 #16 on Phrynichus
F 8-23 Aeschylus PersiansXerxes, Greek ship, Persian soldier
pictures of Salamis Mapbattle closeup		 Aeschylus Persians lines 599-end PERFORMANCE GROUP #1 
M 8-26 Origins of Tragedy. Ritual. Dionysus, w/ satyr, dance, satyr/maenad, mask Structure of Greek Tragedy Aristotle Poetics, pp. 1-6,36-41, 49-60, 74
W 8-28 Dramatic Festivals, Competition.  Context, p. 120 #45, pp. 103-108, 109-110 #4-8, pp. 139-143, 157-160
F 8-30 Aeschylus. Agamemnon Oresteia: Intro. pp.vi-xvii, xxxiii-xl; Agamemnon lines 1-781
M 9-2 *Labor Day*
W 9-4 Aeschylus. AgamemnonOresteia vase, Agamemnon/AegisthusClyt/Cass Oresteia: Agamemnon lines 782-end; 
Context, pp. 58-60 + plates 2A &B   PERFORMANCE GROUP #2 
F 9-6 Aeschylus. Libation Bearersfrom Meineck production Oresteia: Libation Bearerslines 1-651
M 9-9 Aeschylus. Libation Bearers, FuriesOrestes/Electra, Orest murders Clyt Oresteia: Libation Bearerslines 652-end 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #3 (Libation Bearers) 
Oresteia: Furieslines 1-489
W 9-11 Aeschylus. Furies Orestes at Delphi, Delphi, omphalos, Athena w/ aegis Oresteia: Furieslines 490-end 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #4 
F 9-13 Greek Actors and Acting. Audience. The Stage Tragic Actor 4thc 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. 79-81 + plates 14-15b, pp. 257-258, 268-272, 396-398 Greek Theater Web Link, Univ of Sask. - better site for theaters
M 9-16 Stage, cont'd;  Aristotle Poetics. Literary Theory of Tragedy Aristotle Poetics, pp. 7-36, 60-94
W 9-18 Aristotle, cont'd. 
Sophocles. Elektra		 Sophokles. Intro, pp. 1-13, 28-31, Elektra, pp. 270-306 
Watch a bit of Strauss' opera Elektra
F 9-20 Sophocles. Elektra. 
Costumes. Masks. 		 Sophokles. Elektra, pp. 306-324   PERFORMANCE GROUP #5 
Context, pp. 72-73 + plate 10d, pp. 63-64 #130 + plate 4a, pp.395-396, 398-400
M 9-23 FIRST EXAM  Study Guide for Exam 1
W 9-25 Sophocles. Antigone Sophokles. Intro, pp.18-20, Antigone, 104-126
F 9-27  Sophocles. Antigone Sophokles. Antigone, pp. 126-152,   PERFORMANCE GROUP # 6 
M 9-30 Sophocles. OedipusTyrannos Sophokles. Intro, pp. 23-27; OedipusTyrannos, pp. 208-247
W 10-2 Sophocles. Oedipus Tyrannos.  Sophokles. OedipusTyrannos, pp. 247-267 
Watch some masked Oedipus
F 10-4 Sophocles. Oedipus at Kolonos Watch some unmasked Oedipus
Sophokles.Intro, pp. 36-39, Oedipus at Kolonos, pp. 386-414
M 10-7 Sophocles. Oedipus at Kolonos Sophokles.Oedipusat Kolonos, pp. 414-455 
PERFORMANCE GROUP # 7
W 10-9 Lives of Aeschylus and Sophocles
F 10-11 Satyr Play. Euripides. Cyclopsproduction  on vase?
Pronomos Vase		 Ten Plays, pp. 515-545, Context, pp.69-70 #137, + plate 8 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #8
M 10-14 *Fall Break*
W 10-16 Euripides. Alcestis Ten Plays, pp. 3-29
F 10-18 Euripides. Alcestis, Electra Ten Plays, Alcestispp. 29-43, context, pp. 25-26 #44 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #1(Alcestis)
Ten Plays, Electra pp. 165-181
M 10-21 Euripides. Electra.  Life of Euripides Ten Plays, pp. 181-213    PERFORMANCE GROUP #2
W 10-23 Euripides. Ion Ten Plays, pp. 103-140
F 10-25 Euripides. Ion, Orestes Ten Plays, pp. 141-61     PERFORMANCE GROUP #3  (Ion) 
Euripides. Orestes, lines 1-629
M 10-28 Euripides. Orestes Euripides. Orestes, lines 629-end  PERFORMANCE GROUP #4 
W 10-30 Chorus. Music. Dance.  Context, p. 57 #124 + plate 1a, p. 69 #136 + plated7b, p. 349-354, 
360-368, 394-395
F 11-1
M 11-4 SECOND EXAM Study guide for Exam 2
W 11-6 Euripides. Bacchae Ten Plays,pp. 393-436
F 11-8 Bacchae, contd.; Making Fun of Tragedy. Aristophanes. Frogs Ten Plays,pp. 436-456 Aristophanes. Frogs, lines 1-605
M 11-11 Aristophanes. Frogs Aristophanes. Frogs, lines 606- end  PERFORMANCE GROUP #5
W 11-13 Later Greek Tragedy.  Context, pp. 81-84, plates 15a-b; 186-187, 189-190 #158, 204-205 #169, 223-224, 239-242
F 11-15 Ezekiel Exagoge Ezekiel Exagoge and intro
M 11-18 Roman Tragedy Excerpts of ennius, Pacuvius and Accius, handout
W 11-20 Roman Actors and Acting. Audience Actors: Context, pp. 275-276, 277-281 #91-109, pp. 283-285 
Audience: pp. 306-307, 310, 312-320
F 11-22 Roman Stage 
Mime. Pantomime.		 Context, pp. 49-50 #116, pp. 84-88 + plates 16a-17 Bosra, 2
Roman Theater history Roman theaters Univ of Sask. 
More ancient Theaters
Context  pp.369-373
M 11-25 Seneca. Thyestes.  Intro to Seneca, Four Tragediespp. 7-26, Thyestes, pp.43-72
W 11-27 
F 11-29		 *Thanksgiving*
M 12-2 Seneca. Thyestes, Oedipus Seneca. Thyestes, pp. 73-93; Oedipus pp. 207-228 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #6 (Thyestes) Oedipus & Sphinx MoreauIngres
W 12-4 Seneca. Oedipus 
Later Roman Theater		 Seneca. FourTragedies:Oedipus pp. 229-251, 
PERFORMANCE GROUP #7 
Context pp. 328-330 #248-255
F 12-6 Octavia Seneca. four Tragediespp. 255-296   PERFORMANCE GROUP #8 
M 12-9 Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus, watch a bit of movie Titus Intro to Seneca, FourTragediespp. 26-38 
CAST LIST for Titus Andronicus
W 12-11 FINAL EXAM 3:30-6:30 PM

FINAL Study Guide

Final Exam - Fall 2003