Roman life and literature
Next offered in 1996
CCV2630
Late fifth-century Athenian literature and society
Next offered in 1996
G J Fitzgerald
8 points * 2.5 hours per week * First semester * Clayton/Peninsula
This subject focuses on the era of the Peloponnesian War. The era saw the disruption of Athenian cultural `ideals', the effects of the sophistic movement, and the development of a literature and drama that actively participated in this situation.
Assessment
Written (4000 words): 65% * Examinations (2 hours): 35%
Prescribed texts
Aristophanes Lysistrata, The Acharnians, The Clouds tr. Somerstein, Penguin
Aristophanes The Frogs and other plays tr. Barrett, Penguin
Euripides Euripides III, IV, V ed. Grene and Lattimore, Pocket Books or U Chicago P
Sophocles Sophocles II ed. Grene and Lattimore, Pocket Books or U Chicago P
Thucydides The Peloponnesian War tr. Warner, Penguin, 1972