Schedule for Week Five
Reading for Monday: Chapter 13, the Underworld
Be able to note the differences among representations of the underworld in the following texts, the appropriate portions of which are included in your book:
Plato's Republic, The Myth of Er
Homer's Odyssey, Book 11
Virgil, Aeneid, Book 6
Monday, August 12th: The Underworld
Discussion/Comparison
of versions of the underworld
Lecture
: Aeschylus and The Mycenaean Saga, (Electra Complex)
Sophocles and The Theban Saga, (Oedipus Complex)
Homer and The Trojan Saga (Moderately Complex)
Euripides and the Heroes (Extremely Complex)
READ THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS IN DETAIL - WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING THE SAGAS THROUGHOUT THE TERM SO THAT YOU ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE CHARACTERS AND THE MOVEMENT OF THESE TRAGEDIES.
Reading for Tuesday: Chapter 15: The Theban Saga
Tuesday, August 13th: The Theban Saga
Discussion:
Thebes to the death of Antigone
Reading for Wednesday: Chapter 16: The Mycenaean Saga
Wednesday, August 14th: The Mycenaean Saga
Discussion
: Clytemnestra as Cold-blooded Murderer or Righteous Avenger?
The Three Electras
Reading for Thursday: Chapter 17: The Trojan Saga/Iliad
Thursday, August 15th: The Iliad
Lecture:
Arete, Time and the Homeric Warrior
Discussion:
Did the violation of Achilles' Time warrant his withdrawal from battle?
Manifestations of the heroic temper in the Sagas
Reading for Monday: Chapter 18: The Trojan Saga/Odyssey
Additional sections from the Odyssey to be handed out in class
Monday, August 19th
Discussion: The modern representation of Penelope and Circe - what these say about our culture. The Penelope of Oh Brother Where Art Thou. Where is Circe? Are elements of the Sirens and Circe combined into one scene?
The Penelope of the modern movie The Odyssey with Armand Asante.
The Circe of the modern movie - why? Is it that modern audiences would not understand the complexity of Homer's Circe?
HERMES CHARON THE FERRYMAN
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PERSEUS ODYSSEUS AND TIRESIAS SIREN
OEDIPUS AND SPHINX LEDA AND ZEUS (SWAN)
