1. First of all a recap of class today.
We looked at Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s painting Oedipus and the Sphinx.
We also discussed the typical Greek amphitheater space that the plays were performed in, as well as the origins of drama, especially in the city-state of Athens.
Please see the above link for the Wikipedia page on Greek plays and performance. Most of the information covered in class today can be found there.
Terms from today’s class:
The Sphinx
The Sphinx’s Riddle
Dionysus
Theatron
Orchestra
Altar
Skene
Proskene
Parados
Tragedy
2. Tonight is installment #2 of our reading of Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. Please come to class tomorrow with your questions.
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