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Classical Studies 2014 The Odyssey Greek Society 5 th C BC Greek Drama – Tragedy

Classical Studies 2014 The Odyssey Greek Society 5 th C BC Greek Drama – Tragedy. Course Set-up. What we could have done & why we don’t Stage 1 Ancient Studies Mixture of literature and social studies Term 1: Odyssey Term 2: Greek Society Term 3: Greek Tragedy. The Odyssey.

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Classical Studies 2014 The Odyssey Greek Society 5 th C BC Greek Drama – Tragedy

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  1. Classical Studies 2014The OdysseyGreek Society 5thC BCGreek Drama – Tragedy

  2. Course Set-up • What we could have done & why we don’t • Stage 1 Ancient Studies • Mixture of literature and social studies • Term 1: Odyssey • Term 2: Greek Society • Term 3: Greek Tragedy

  3. The Odyssey • Epic poem – what is that? • One of first works of literature • Relations between gods and men, men and women, heroes and their environment • The importance of revenge and honour • The evolving concept of hero

  4. Greek Society 5th C BC • Much comparison of Sparta and Athens • Relationship of people to their city state (polis) and their family group (oikos) • Education in both cities • Roles of women, sex & marriage • Class groups in each place • From Persian Wars 490BC to end Peloponnesian Wars 404BC.

  5. Greek Drama • Origins in Dionysiac revelry • Tragedy in 5th C BC • Foundation of modern theatre • Individual vs the state • loyalty to the gods • the place of women • The faults of humans

  6. Books • Homer, The Odyssey, Penguin Classics edition, revised translation by DCH Rieu (not the original by EV Rieu) $11.95 • Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays, Penguin Classics, tr. Robert Fagles $11.95 • Euripides, Medea and Other Plays, Penguin Classics, tr. Philip Vellacott $11.95

  7. Assignments • Nine assignments (70% of year’s mark) • Essays (40%) 1 at end of each term, i.e. 13.3% each: exam conditions, questions from past exam papers • Folio (30%) 2 per term: analysis reports, creative writing, narrative etc.

  8. Special Study • 30% of year’s mark • You choose the topic • Can be up to 50% in modern world • Polished essay of 2,000 words • Must be an argument, not a report • Close contact with teacher

  9. Skills • Independent thinking – look at the modern world in a different way • Literacy – highly polished essay skills • Learn about the cradle of modern western civilisation – the Classical Age • Do timeline …

  10. The Holidays • Read first four books of The Odyssey • Consider the construction of the Epic Hero as presented in these books • Return pumped for first lecture on Homer and Greek pre-history

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