Greek Theatre - English Literature

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Contents

Historical Context

Literary Conventions

The Chorus

Music and Song

Aeschylus

Sophocles – Antigone

Sophocles – Oedipus Tyrannus

Euripides – Hippolytus

Euripides – Medea

Euripides – Bacchae

Euripides – Electra

Aristophanes – General

Aristophanes – Frogs

Aristophanes – Acharnians

Aristophanes – Clouds

Historical Context

GREEK THEATRE

Politics

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

The Political Context

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

The Cult of Dionysus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Society and Culture

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Democracy

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Ritual and Cult

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Pre-Play Rituals

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

GREEK THEATRE

Religious and Civic Contexts

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Playwrights and Genres

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Politics

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

Literary Conventions

GREEK THEATRE

The Gods

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Analysing Ancient Drama

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Dramatic Conventions

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Introductory Concepts

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Structure

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Translation

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Obscenity

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Gender

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

COMIC DRAMA IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

Patriarchal Scapegoating

Prof. John Wilkins, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Pots and Plays

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Purpose of Tragedy

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Tradition and Innovation

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Stichomythia

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Agōn

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Off-Stage Violence

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Costumes

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Masks

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Gods, Justice and Fate

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Tragedy and Comedy – Interactions

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 1: Stage, Function, Chorus, Masks

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 2: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 3: Aristotle and Later Theory

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

The Chorus

GREEK THEATRE: THE CHORUS

The Chorus in Tragedy

Dr Laura Swift, Open University

GREEK THEATRE: THE CHORUS

The Chorus in Comedy

Dr Laura Swift, Open University

GREEK THEATRE: THE CHORUS

Close Analysis

Dr Laura Swift, Open University

GREEK THEATRE: THE CHORUS

The Chorus in Greek Society

Dr Laura Swift, Open University

GREEK THEATRE

The Chorus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Chorus

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK AND LATIN METRE

Iambic Trimeter

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

Music and Song

GREEK THEATRE: MUSIC AND SONG

Introduction: Music in Tragedy

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

GREEK THEATRE: MUSIC AND SONG

Musical Instruments

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

GREEK THEATRE: MUSIC AND SONG

Melody and Euripides' 'New Music'

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

GREEK THEATRE: MUSIC AND SONG

Rhythm and Metre

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

GREEK THEATRE

Music and Spectacle

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

Aeschylus

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

Aeschylus' Agamemnon

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

Fate, Free Will and Human Responsibility

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

Aeschylus' Style and Language

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

Characterisation

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

The Power of the Spoken Word

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

Justice

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

AESCHYLUS: AGAMEMNON

Introduction

Dr Oliver Thomas, Nottingham University

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN – AESCHYLUS AND HERODOTUS

The Barbarian in Aeschylus’ Persians

Prof. Lynette Mitchell, Exeter University

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN – AESCHYLUS AND HERODOTUS

Kingship in Aeschylus’ Persians

Prof. Lynette Mitchell, Exeter University

Sophocles – Antigone

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

Sophocles' Antigone

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Historical Context

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

The City of Thebes

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Gender

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Ethics

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Stagecraft

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Dramatis Personae

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

SOPHOCLES: ANTIGONE

Politics

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

Sophocles – Oedipus Tyrannus

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Telling the Story

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

The Original Audience

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Character

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Language and Spectacle

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

The Gods, Fate and Religion

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

The Plot

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Other Oedipuses: Homer, Aeschylus and Sophocles

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Freud, the Oedipus Complex and the Politics of Incest

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

The Tragic Hero – or Tyrant?

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

Fate, Free Will and Hubris

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

SOPHOCLES: OEDIPUS TYRANNUS

A New Kind of Individual?

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Oedipus the King

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

Euripides – Hippolytus

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

Euripides' Hippolytus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

Hippolytus' Rant

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The Agon

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The Messenger Speech

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The Prologue

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The Nurse's Speech

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The End of the Play

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

Euripides – Medea

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Democracy

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

The Chorus in Medea

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Women

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea in Myth

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and Revenge

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Medea and the Gods

Dr Lucy Jackson, Durham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Women and Men

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

The Final Scene

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Earlier Medeas: Pindar, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

What Does Jason Do Wrong?

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Performance Context

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: MEDEA

Greeks and Barbarians

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

GREEK THEATRE: MUSIC AND SONG

Metre and Rhythm in Euripides' Medea

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

INVENTION OF THE BARBARIAN

Does it matter that Medea is a barbarian?

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

Euripides – Bacchae

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

The Origins of Tragedy and Euripides' Bacchae

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Mystery Cult

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Transvestism

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Pentheus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Dithyramb

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Polis Cult

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Bacchae

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

GREEK RELIGION: MYSTERY CULT

The Dionysian Mysteries and Euripides' Bacchae

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

Euripides – Electra

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

The Recognition Scene

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

Characterisation: Clytemnestra

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

The Meaning of the Ending

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

The Chorus and Its Role

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

Other Electras: Aeschylus and Sophocles

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

EURIPIDES: ELECTRA

Characterisation: Electra

Prof. Judith Mossman, Nottingham University

Aristophanes – General

ARISTOPHANES

Identity-Building

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Visual

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Individual Scenes

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

The Distinctiveness of Aristophanes

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Conceptual

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

The Theatre of Aristophanes

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Slapstick / Farce

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Parody

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Satire

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

All About the Body

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Verbal / Linguistic

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

The Play-World of Aristophanes: "Para-Athens"

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Types of Comedy [Full Lecture]

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Comedy and Democracy

Prof. Edith Hall, Durham University

ARISTOPHANES

Nicias & Demosthenes

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

Lamachus

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

Cleon

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

War

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

Rituals & Festivals

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

The Persians

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

Introduction to Aristophanes and Athens

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES

The Athenians & Hyperbolus

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

Aristophanes – Frogs

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Heracles vs. Dionysus (35-55)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Euripides and Aeschylus: the Warm-up (830-59)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

The Opening (1-25)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Ways to get to Hell (108-33)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Aeschylean Prologues (1151-74)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Euripidean Prologues (1187-1208)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Dionysus and Charon (184-204)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Frogs

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Political and Historical Context

Dr Naomi Scott, Nottingham University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Myth and Ritual

Dr Naomi Scott, Nottingham University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Metatheatre

Dr Naomi Scott, Nottingham University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Staging the Frogs

Dr Naomi Scott, Nottingham University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

The Tragic Contest

Dr Naomi Scott, Nottingham University

Aristophanes – Acharnians

ARISTOPHANES: ACHARNIANS

The Limits of Comedy

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: ACHARNIANS

Reality vs. Comedy

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: ACHARNIANS

Visual Spectacle

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: ACHARNIANS

Metatheatre

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: ACHARNIANS

Politics vs. Poetics

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

Aristophanes – Clouds

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

No laughing matter: Clouds as a tragedy

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

The Caricature of Philosophy

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

The appeal of Clouds

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

Stormy weather: Clouds as a rewrite

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

Introduction: Aristophanes and the comic competition

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

Two for the price of one: the play’s double structure

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

Socrates and the Sophists

Dr James Robson, Open University

ARISTOPHANES: CLOUDS

Bringing the house down: the play’s unhappy ending

Dr James Robson, Open University