Greek drama tragedy and comedy

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  • Author: Meineck, Peter
    Summary:

    In this course, New York University professor Peter Meineck discusses the historical, social, political and cultural context of ancient Greek drama, concentrating on the four playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes.

    Contents:
    • Why Athens?
    • The play's the thing: how Greek drama came down to us and a typical day at the Greek theatre
    • The origins of Green drama
    • The tragic theatre
    • Aeschylus
    • The Oresteia- our only trilogy
    • Agamemnon continued
    • Libation bearers
    • The furies
    • Sophocles
    • Sophocles' Oedipus plays
    • Euripides
    • Euripides' The bacchae and Aristophanes' Clouds
    • Aristophanes 2.
    Subject(s): History
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. , Recorded Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449895983

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Abstract

In this course, New York University professor Peter Meineck discusses the historical, social, political and cultural context of ancient Greek drama, concentrating on the four playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes.

Subject
History
Publisher (Source)

Prince Frederick, Md.

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