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CCIV 266Ancient Tragedy in Translation

Faculty
Arts
Offered
Fall
Credit
0.5
Last listed
1986–87

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1984–85 to 1986–87 (before that, 1977–78 to 1982–83 used the number for Classical Verse in Translation 2 Tragedy, Comedy and Other Verse Forms and Classical Verse in Translation 2); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

This course focuses upon the dramatic literature of the classical age in Athens. It features the Oresteia of Aeschylus, the “Oedipus” plays of Sophocles, and the Medea, Hippolytus and Bacchae of Euripides, Roman tragedy is also studied, for comparative purposes through the plays of Seneca. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is needed. Cross-listad as DRAMA 251. CClvV 292 F,S 3C 05 Social Problems in Antiquity A study of selected social problems in ancient Greece and Rome. Each year, 2 of the following will be examined: women in society, slavery and the labour force, the aged and infirm, human sexuality and sexual mores, children and education, minority groups and racial prejudice, war and conflict. Prereq: C CIV 201 or 202 or instructors permission CCW 301 F 3C 05 Ancient Myth and Religion 1 A study of Greek and Roman myth, including the birth of the gods, creation, the Olympians, Prometheus and the fall, the flood, the ages of man. Classical Studies |

As printed in the 1984–85 to 1986–87 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1977–78 to 1986–87, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1984–85 to 1986–87 3 calendars

    This course focuses upon the dramatic literature of the classical age in Athens. It features the Oresteia of Aeschylus, the “Oedipus” plays of Sophocles, and the Medea, Hippolytus and Bacchae of Euripides, Roman tragedy is also studied, for comparative purposes through the plays of Seneca. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is needed. Cross-listad as DRAMA 251.

    CClvV 292 F,S 3C 05 Social Problems in Antiquity A study of selected social problems in ancient Greece and Rome. Each year, 2 of the following will be examined: women in society, slavery and the labour force, the aged and infirm, human sexuality and sexual mores, children and education, minority groups and racial prejudice, war and conflict. Prereq: C CIV 201 or 202 or instructors permission

    CCW 301 F 3C 05

    Ancient Myth and Religion 1

    A study of Greek and Roman myth, including the birth of the gods, creation, the Olympians, Prometheus and the fall, the flood, the ages of man.

    Classical Studies |

    Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

    * Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.

    Not in the 1983–84 calendar.

    1978–79 to 1982–83 5 calendars

    Another title: Classical Verse in Translation 2, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    Tragedy and Comedy: a study of Classical Greek tragic drama, featuring the plays of Sophocles and Euripides. The art of Greek comedy will be examined through the plays of Aristophanes. Roman dramatic art will be studied through the plays of Seneca and Plautus. (Same as Drama 251)

    Note Drama majors in this course will normally be required to do additional work on Aeschylus.

    Offered Winter · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

    1977–78 1 calendar

    Another title: Classical Verse in Translation 2 Tragedy, Comedy and Other Verse Forms, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    * Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.