Typical myths related to religion, custom, ethics, philosophy, and literature. Classical foundations of contemporary Western Thought. Dramatic and literary features of representative plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.
Students study actual cases from ancient times.
In-depth study of some aspect of Greek and Roman civilization. Topics may be drawn from the fields of literature, archaeology, art and history, and will be announced in Schedule of Classes . All readings in English. Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Menander, Plautus, Terence, and Seneca. Historical development of theatre design and dramatic staging.