| SECTION
1: The Origins of Western Theatre |
| Day/Date |
Material to be covered
that day in class |
| T 8/29 |
Introduction to the Class |
| H 8/31 |
Chapter 1: Theatre and History,
Some Definitions |
| T 9/5 |
Chapter 2: The Origins of Theatre
and Drama |
| H 9/7 |
Chapter 3: The Early Greek World |
| T 9/12 |
WRITING WORKSHOP:
Part
1 (Style), Part
2 (Content) |
| H 9/14 |
Chapter 4.1: The Origins of Greek
Theatre, Part 1; READING
1: Bacchylides, The Theseus Dithyramb |
| T 9/19 |
Chapter 4.2: The Origins of Greek
Theatre, Part 2 |
| H 9/21 |
Discussion and Reaction (General
Greek Theatre, Early Greek Tragedy, General Greek Tragedy) |
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| SECTION
2: Classical Greek Tragedy |
| Day/Date |
Material to be covered that day in
class; assignments due |
| T 9/26 |
Chapter 5:
The Classical Age of Greece; Reaction
(Section
1) |
| H 9/28 |
Chapter 6:
Greek Classical Theatre |
| T 10/3 |
Chapter
7.1: Classical Greek Tragedy (Early Greek Tragedy and Aeschylus) |
| H 10/5 |
Chapter
7.2: Classical Greek Tragedy (Sophocles) |
| T 10/10 |
Chapter
7.3: Classical Greek Tragedy (Euripides); READING
2: Euripides, Bacchae |
| H 10/12 |
Discussion and Reaction
(Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides) |
| T 10/17 |
Play Presentations (Greek Tragedy); Reaction
(Section
2) |
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| SECTION
3: Greek Comedy |
| Day/Date |
Material to be covered that day in
class; assignments due |
| H 10/19 |
Chapter
8: Satyr Plays and Old Comedy Before Aristophanes; READING
3: Euripides, Cyclops; Play
Review (Section
2) |
| T 10/24 |
Chapter
9: Aristophanes; READING
4: Aristophanes, Frogs |
| H 10/26 |
Chapter
10: Later Greek Comedy; READING
5: Menander, The Arbitrants |
| T 10/31 |
Chapter 11:
Post-Classical Theatre; READING
6: The Oxyrhynchus Mime ("The Adulteress");
First ABWS |
| H 11/2 |
Discussion and Reaction (Aristophanes
and Old Comedy, Menander and New Comedy); Project
Prospectus |
| T 11/7 |
Play Presentations (Greek Comedy); Reaction
(Section 3) |
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| SECTION
4: Roman Drama and Theatre |
| Day/Date |
Material to be covered that day in
class; assignments due |
| H 11/9 |
Chapter
12: The Roman World; Play
Review (Section 3) |
| T 11/14 |
Chapter
13: Early Roman Drama and Theatre |
| H 11/16 |
Chapter
14.1: Roman Comedy (Plautus); READING
7: Plautus, The Braggart Soldier |
| T 11/21 |
Chapter
14.2: Roman Comedy (Terence) |
| H 11/23 |
NO CLASS; THANKSGIVING BREAK |
| T 11/28 |
Chapter
15: Roman Tragedy; READING
8: Seneca, Phaedra |
| H 11/30 |
Chapter
16: Late Classical Theatre and Drama; READING
9: Charition |
| T 12/5 |
Discussion and Reaction (Plautus
and Roman Theatre, Terence, Seneca and Roman Tragedy) |
| H 12/7 |
Play Presentations (Roman Theatre and Drama);
Reaction (Section
4); Project(s);
Research Paper; Second ABWS |
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FINAL
EXAM: Thursday, Dec. 14; 9:30-11:20
am, ENGR 206; Capstone Paper;
Play Review (Section 4)
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