The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture. Episode 16, Greek Drama: Laughter and Tears

The Greek World: A Study of History and Culture Episode 16, Greek Drama: Laughter and Tears Episode 16, Greek Drama: Laughter and Tears.

Streaming video - 2020

In this second look at Greek drama, examine individual plays that epitomize the genre of tragedy, such as Aeschylus’s Oresteia and Prometheus Bound, Sophocles’s Antigone and Oedipus the King, and Euripides’s Trojan Women and Medea. Explore the nature of tragedy, its meaning for audiences and existential function in the Greek world. Then, investigate the sublime comic plays of Aristophanes.

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Subjects
History, Ancient.
Balts (Indo-European people).
History, Modern.
Education films.
Genres
Education films
Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2020.
2021.
Language
English
Other Authors
The Great Courses (film director), Robert Garland (actor)
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A Kanopy streaming video
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Item Description
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In Process Record.
Physical Description
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).

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