Colgate University

First-Year Course Offerings — Fall 2019

CLAS 220   Drama and the Greeks!
Credits1
Restrictions
Pre-Requisites
Co-RequisitesCLAS-220L
Core Area Global Engagements
Area of InquiryHuman Thought and Expression
Liberal Arts Practices

Explores the dramatic challenge of producing a Greek tragedy. Students focus on a Greek play of global impact, one that is performed all over the world today in a variety of different cultural and social contexts. Students begin with an introductory segment that explores what is distinctive about Greek tragedy and has made it a central part of an increasingly complex theatrical canon. The course concludes with students working in groups to experiment with and stage their own interpretations of scenes from the play.