Middlebury

CMLT0107A-F14

The Experience of Tragedy
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The Experience of Tragedy
For over two millennia tragedy has raised ethical questions and represented conflicts between the divine and the mortal, nature and culture, household and polity, individual and society. What is tragedy? What led to its production and what impact did it have, in ancient times? Why was it reborn in Shakespeare's time? How has tragedy shaped, and been shaped by, gender, class, religion, and nationality? We will address these questions and explore how tragedy continues to influence our literary expectations and experience. Authors may include Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Thucydides, Aristotle, Seneca, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Goethe, Nietzsche, O'Neill, Beckett, Kennedy, and Kushner. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92468
Subject Code:
CMLT
Course Number:
0107
Section Identifier:
A

Course

CMLT 0107

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Fall 2014

CMLT0107A-F14 Lecture (Berg)