Take a class on ancient Greek tragedy in performance this fall

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Ancient Greek tragedies like Aeschylus' "Oresteia" trilogy, Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex," and Euripides' "Medea" are renowned as great works of literature, but what was it like to see these plays in performance in ancient Athens, or to perform in them yourself? This course provides you with the opportunity to read several ancient Greek tragedies in modern English translation with an eye towards their performance as theatrical works as well as what they can tell us about ancient Athenian myth, religion, ethics, and society. The course culminates in a final project that includes staging a monologue or scene from an ancient Greek tragedy. Offered as CLSC 319, CLSC 419, THTR 319, THTR 419, WLIT 319, and WLIT 419.