CLASC-307 Violent Femmes: Women in Athenian Drama
Athenian tragedy abounds with women who use violence to challenge and disrupt hierarchical and institutional norms. Clytemnestra kills her husband and his concubine. Medea murders her children. We will consider these violent femmes in their dramatic context in relation to the historical reality of women living during this period in order to acquire a deeper understanding of the representation of women on the Athenian stage. We will read several tragedies and one comedy, as well as selections from contemporary scholars.
Standard Course (40)
Credits
1
Prerequisite
one course in Classics or Greek or Latin or Women’s and Gender Studies