| Unit name | Greek Language Level C2 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | CLASM0031 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Dr. O'Gorman |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Department of Classics & Ancient History |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
The origins of modern dramatic and literary criticism have often been traced back to Aristophanes, Plato and Aristotle. Their writings on theatre and literature are concerned not only with the ways in which specific texts can/should be read but also with larger issues about the nature and function of representation. Aristophanes&� contest of Aeschylus and Euripides in the Frogs, Plato&�s distrust of theatre and poetry in the Republic, and Aristotle&�s defence of tragedy and epic poetry in the Poetics provide concepts and lines of argument which have been central to debates about drama and more generally literature and art for generations of critics from the Renaissance onwards. This unit will consider questions such as: What is tragedy for? How does it relate to reality? The themes addressed will include the role of genre, parody, representation and responsibility, and the controversies around concepts such as mimesis and katharsis.
