Greek Theatre (H408/21)

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Classic View

Introduction

Social, Religious and Political Contexts

Literary Conventions

Ancient Criticism

Sophocles: Oedipus the King

Euripides: Bacchae

Aristophanes: Frogs

Introduction

GREEK THEATRE

Introduction

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

GREEK THEATRE

Introductory Concepts

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

Social, Religious and Political Contexts

GREEK THEATRE

Playwrights and Genres

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Religious and Civic Contexts

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Pre-Play Rituals

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

GREEK THEATRE

Democracy

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Politics

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Politics

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Society and Culture

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Purpose of Tragedy

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Ritual and Cult

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

The Cult of Dionysus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

The Origins of Tragedy and Euripides' Bacchae

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

MONEY IN ANCIENT GREECE

Money and Tragedy

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

MONEY IN ANCIENT GREECE

Money and Individualism

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 1: Stage, Function, Chorus, Masks

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

Literary Conventions

GREEK THEATRE

Dramatic Conventions

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Gods

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Gods, Justice and Fate

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

The Chorus

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Chorus

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Music and Spectacle

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE: THE CHORUS

The Chorus in Greek Society

Dr Laura Swift, Open University

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: 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

Rhythm and Metre

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

Metre and Rhythm in Euripides' Medea

Prof. Armand D'Angour, University of Oxford

GREEK THEATRE

Stichomythia

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

EURIPIDES: HIPPOLYTUS

The Agon

Dr James Morwood, University of Oxford

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

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 2: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

Ancient Criticism

GREEK THEATRE

Analysing Ancient Drama

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

GREEK THEATRE

Pots and Plays

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

Tragedy and Comedy – Interactions

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 3: Aristotle and Later Theory

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

Sophocles: Oedipus the King

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

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 2: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

Euripides: Bacchae

EURIPIDES: BACCHAE

Dithyramb

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

Polis Cult

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK THEATRE

The Bacchae

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

GREEK THEATRE: RITUAL AND RELIGION

The Origins of Tragedy and Euripides' Bacchae

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

GREEK RELIGION: MYSTERY CULT

The Dionysian Mysteries and Euripides' Bacchae

Prof. Richard Seaford, Exeter University

TRAGEDY: A COMPLETE HISTORY

Greeks 2: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides

Prof. John Lennard, Independent Scholar

Aristophanes: Frogs

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

The Opening (1-25)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Heracles vs. Dionysus (35-55)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Ways to get to Hell (108-33)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

Dionysus and Charon (184-204)

Dr Rosie Wyles, Kent University

ARISTOPHANES: FROGS

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

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

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

GREEK THEATRE

The Frogs

Prof. Simon Goldhill, University of Cambridge

Contents

Introduction

Social, Religious and Political Contexts

Literary Conventions

Ancient Criticism

Sophocles: Oedipus the King

Euripides: Bacchae

Aristophanes: Frogs