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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module students should be able to:
* synthesize information about the social and theatrical context of the prescribed plays;
* demonstrate critical understanding of the prescribed plays as works of literature;
* evaluate modern interpretations of the prescribed plays.
Lecture List
1. No lecture
2. The Festival of Dionysus in Athens
3. The Athenian Theatre
4. Aeschylus, Agamemnon (myth; Agamemnon’s dilemma)
5. Aeschylus, Agamemnon (staging)
6. Aeschylus, Libation Bearers
7. Aeschylus, Eumenides
8. Sophocles, Electra
9. Introduction to Euripides
10. Euripides, Electra
11. Euripides, Medea
12. No lecture
Tutorials
There will be five tutorials in small groups, in alternate weeks starting in either Week 2 or Week 3. There will typically be an introductory tutorial on the ancient Greek theatre, two tutorials on Aeschylus' Oresteia, and one tutorial each on Sophocles and Euripides.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 35 |
Lectures | 10 |
Tutorial | 5 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
The tutor will give feedback on tutorial contribution throughout the trimester, and feedback on the learning journal in Brightspace. The module co-ordinator will give feedback on the final essay in Brightspace.
Name | Role |
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Ms Suzanne Lynch | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 | Wed 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 | Tues 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 3 | Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Tues 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Wed 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Thurs 14:00 - 14:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 21, 23, 25, 29, 31 | Thurs 14:00 - 14:50 |