![]() ![]() ![]() She’s a world-famous expert in Greek tragedy and is currently preparing an edition with commentary of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon. Note: the instructor, Professor Edith Hall, is this term’s Spinoza Visiting Researcher. In this course we will supplement a close reading in Greek of selected key passages from this play by discussion of the play’s function within the Oresteia (read in English or Dutch) and its performance context in the Athenian theatre of Dionysus in 458 BCE. DescriptionĪeschylus’ Agamemnon is one of the most famous plays in world literature. It is open to students admitted to those programs. This class can be taken in fulfilment of the requirements of both the MA and the RMA program in Classics and Ancient Civilization (track Classics), with differential requirements. ![]()
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