Middlebury

CMLT 0190

Greek and Roman Comedy

Greek and Roman Comedy
A survey of the comic playwrights of Greece (Aristophanes and Menander) and Rome (Plautus and Terence) in light of their ancient social, political, and religious contexts as well as modern theoretical approaches to laughter (including psychoanalysis and structural anthropology). We will trace enduring aspects of the comic tradition that can be found in both Greece and Rome and also look forward to Renaissance and modern comedy. These include: the nature of the comic hero; the patterns of comic plots; the dependence of comedy on language; the comic poet's concern with questions of freedom and slavery, desire and repression. (formerly CLAS 0160) 3 hrs. lect., 1 hr. disc.
Subject:
Comparative Literature
Department:
Comparative Literature
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
EUR LIT
Equivalent Courses:
CLAS 0190 *
CLAS 0160

Sections in Spring 2022

Spring 2022

CMLT0190A-S22 Lecture (Sfyroeras)
CMLT0190Y-S22 Discussion (Sfyroeras)
CMLT0190Z-S22 Discussion (Sfyroeras)