READING AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
CLST 4003H: GREEK TRAGIC THEATER
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
SPRING, 2006
PROFESSOR DANIEL B. LEVINE
Illustration: Kapaneus, one of the Seven Against Thebes, attacks a gate at Thebes. South Italy, Campania. Neck Amphora ca. 375 BCE. Ht. 63.4 cm. Getty Museum 92.AE.86. Attributed to Caivano Painter
Week 1
Wednesday January 18 Welcome and Introduction.
Before coming to this class, please look at the following links and bring questions about anything on them that is not clear:
Didaskalia: Ancient Theater. Look at 3-D Models of Theater of Dionysos, and read about the production of ancient Theaters. http://www.didaskalia.net/
Diagram of a Greek Theater: http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/dlevine/TheaterDiagram.html Parodos, Skene, Theatron, Orchestra
Main Dramatic Festivals at Athens, History of the Theater of Dionysos, Theatrical Contrivances: http://www.uark.edu/campus-resources/dlevine/TheaterAthens.html
Relationship between Dionysos and Tragedy: http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/tragedy_dion.html [by Dr. Barbara McManus College of New Rochelle]
Dramatic Festivals and Competitions: http://www.cnr.edu/home/bmcmanus/tragedy_fest.html [Dr. Barbara McManus. College of New Rochelle]
How an Ancient Tragedy was brought to the stage: http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/staging.html [Walter Englert. Reed College]
Week 2
Monday, ION, Euripides AARON RANDOLPH
Wednesday, January 25 CHORUS AND AUDIENCE, Arnott 1
Week 3
Monday, January 30 SUPPLIANTS, Aeschylus DIDASKALOS LEVINE
Wednesday, February 01 THE ACTOR SEEN, Arnott 2
Week 4
Monday, February 06 MEDEA, Euripides JOSH ANDERSON
Wednesday, February 08 THE ACTOR HEARD, Arnott 3
Week 5
Monday, February 13 TRACHINIAI, Sophocles KRIS MCNEELY
Wednesday, February 15 DEBATE AND DRAMA, Arnott 4
Week 6
Monday, February 20 PHILOCTETES, Sophocles GRANT ROLLINS
Wednesday, February 22 PLACE AND TIME, Arnott 5
Week 7
Monday, February 27 TROJAN WOMEN, Euripides TERYL HAMPTON
Wednesday, March 01 Time to work on midterm projects. No class meeting.
Week 8
Monday, March 06 MIDTERM PRESENTATIONS. Midterm projects due.
Wednesday, March 08 CHARACTER AND CONTINUITY, Arnott 6
Week 9
Monday, March 13 IPHIGENEIA IN TAURIS, Euripides MARY FOX
Wednesday, March 15 OEDIPUS AT COLONUS, Sophocles RONNIE KYLE STEPHENS
Spring Break (Nolite In Ludum Intrare)
Week 10
Monday, March 27 SEVEN AGAINST THEBES, Aeschylus CHRIS JACKSON
Wednesday, March 29 ANTIGONE, Sophocles SOPHIA LAFFERTY-HESS
Week 11
Monday, April 03 ALCESTIS, Euripides JOHN SCHELLHASE
Wednesday, April 05 PROMETHEUS BOUND, Aeschylus JAMES COVINGTON
Week 12
Monday, April 10 PERSIANS, Aeschylus RYAN BOYLES
Wednesday, April 12 No Class Meeting. Prepare for Reports and read Euripides' CYCLOPS.
Week 13
Monday, April 17 Discuss Euripides' CYCLOPS and Reports RONNIE on OEDIPUS AT COLONUS
Wednesday, April 19 Reports RYAN on PERSIANS and JOSH on MEDEA
Week 14
Monday, April 24 Reports KRIS on TRACHINIAI and Aaron on ION
Wednesday, April 26 Reports SOPHIA on ANTIGONE and CHRIS on SEVEN AGAINST THEBES and JAMES on PROMETHEUS BOUND
Week 15
Monday, May 01 Reports GRANT on PHILOCTETES and TERYL on TROJAN WOMEN
Wednesday May 03 Reports JOHN on ALCESTIS and MARY on IPHIGENEIA IN TAURIS
Friday, May 05 Dead Day
Monday, May 08 Papers Due
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