GREK 307 - Comedies of Aristophanes

FC ARHU CD WADV

4 credits
We will read one Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazousae in Greek, and most of the other extant plays in English translation. We will also review recent scholarship on Aristophanes, with a particular focus on his comedies as political commentary, as literary criticism, and as evidence for social and sexual norms in Classical Athens.

Prerequisites: Two 200-level Greek courses or approval of the instructor.