Ancient Athens: Democracy, Drama, Civilization

Instructors

• Robert W Wallace - 847/491-8042 - Kresge 1-520, Dept of Classics

Meeting Info

• 555 Clark B03 - MoWe 11:00AM - 12:20PM

Overview of class

• An introduction to the history of Greece in the fifth and early fourth centuries B.C.; emphasis on literary texts, and Athenian social, political and intellectual history.

Registration Requirements

• None; P/N not allowed.

Teaching Method

• Lecture and discussion section.

Evaluation Method

• Midterm, final, brief quizzes.

Class Materials (Required)

• Herodotus, Thucydides, Plutarch, Aeschylus' Oresteia, Sophokles' Oedipus the King, and Antigone; Plato's Apology, and Crito; Aristophanes' Acharnians, Clouds, and Lysistrata.
  
  Plutarch's Rise and Fall of Athens, Penguin Edition, ISBN: 9780140441024
  Aeschylus' Oresteia, Penguin Edition, ISBN: 9780140443332
  Sophokles' Three Theban Plays, Penguin Edition, ISBN: 9780140444254
  Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Clouds, Acharnians, Penguin Edition, ISBN: 9780140448146
  Euripides' Ten Plays, Bantam Edition, ISBN: 9780553210606
  Thucydides' The Landmark Thucydides, Edited by Strassler, ISBN: 9781416590873
  Herodotus' The Histories, Oxford Edition, ISBN: 9780199535668

Class Notes

• Classics 211 was formerly titled "Classical Greece." "Ancient Athens: Democracy, Drama, Civilization" is the permanent new title.

Class Attributes

• Historical Studies Distro Area
  
  Interdisciplinary Distro - See Rules
  
  Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area
  
  Ethics & Values Distro Area Distro Area
  
  Attendance at 1st class mandatory
  
  Registration for discussion section required
  
  No P/N option for this section
  
  

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