THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MY COURSE!

Welcome Life Long Learners! I am delighted that you are participating in my course. I am looking forward to getting to know you all and being part of this adventure with you. The works of ancient playwrights such as Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus have seen incarnations throughout various time periods. The structure, and most importantly the themes remain compelling and intriguing. The themes and inner human conflicts presented in their plays puts on full display the conflicts that remain within humans on an individual and societal level. Throughout this course, we will explore several popular plays, their core themes and theoretical approaches to analyzing them.

Course Outline

Ancient Drama Mini.

The meeting times for this course will be Wednesdays from 10:00am—11:00am from October 6, 2021 — October 20, 2021. All meetings will be held via zoom. Study questions will be provided prior to each meeting. All reading material will be made available to you via this webpage. Here is a breakdown of what our schedule will be:

Week

1. Introduction. We open with a discussion on some of the major Ancient playwrights and their plays. These include, but are not limited Sophocles, Euripides, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, among others. The first reading assignment will be one of their many popular plays.


2. This week we move into another key drama with a discussion of development of play structure, themes, genre types, criticism, Ancient theaters and why these plays remain significant today.


3. Closing. During this meeting we conclude the course. We will explore several ways in which mental health is addressed in Western societies with an in depth look at the effects of using puppetry.