AP/HUMA 3100 6.0 GREEK DRAMA AND CULTURE
A survey of ancient Greek drama in translation. The plays will be looked at mainly in terms of structure, of religious thought, and of political expression.
A survey of ancient Greek drama in translation. The plays will be looked at mainly in terms of structure, of religious thought, and of political expression.
CROSSLISTED COURSE: AP GK 4030 PREREQUISITE: AP/GK 2000 6.00 or permission of director of classical studies.
CROSSLISTED COUSE: AP GK 4030 Readings from Homer's Iliad and Odyssey.PREREQUISITE: AP/GK 2000 6.00 or permission of director of classical studies.
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