LITS0151A-F21
The Golden Age of Athens
Please register via CLAS 0151A
The Golden Age of Athens: History and Literature
In this course we will trace the unprecedented intellectual innovation that begins with Greece’s triumph over the Persian invasions in 490 and 480-479 BC, continues through the emergence of radical democracy and imperialism at Athens, and culminates in the Peloponnesian War and Athens’ defeat in 404 BC by her former ally, Sparta. Through intensive study of selected works of historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides), tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides), comedy (Aristophanes), and philosophy (Plato), we will explore the central concerns of 5th-century Athenians: freedom and power, knowledge and virtue, law and nature, and the place of the divine in the human world. 3 hr. lect., 1 hr. disc
In this course we will trace the unprecedented intellectual innovation that begins with Greece’s triumph over the Persian invasions in 490 and 480-479 BC, continues through the emergence of radical democracy and imperialism at Athens, and culminates in the Peloponnesian War and Athens’ defeat in 404 BC by her former ally, Sparta. Through intensive study of selected works of historiography (Herodotus, Thucydides), tragedy (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides), comedy (Aristophanes), and philosophy (Plato), we will explore the central concerns of 5th-century Athenians: freedom and power, knowledge and virtue, law and nature, and the place of the divine in the human world. 3 hr. lect., 1 hr. disc
- Term:
- Fall 2021
- Location:
- Twilight Hall 201(AXT 201)
- Schedule:
- 3:00pm-4:15pm on Tuesday, Thursday (Sep 13, 2021 to Dec 13, 2021)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Course Modality:
- In-Person
- Instructors:
- Pavlos Sfyroeras
- Subject:
- Literary Studies
- Department:
- Program in Literary Studies
- Division:
- Literature
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- EUR HIS LIT
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- CLAS0151A-F21 *
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 92806
- Subject Code:
- LITS
- Course Number:
- 0151
- Section Identifier:
- A