THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Dr. B. VIVANTE GREEK 422/522, READINGS IN GREEK DRAMA, SPRING 2010 Off: LSB 216, 621-3029 Off. Hrs: Tu, Th 1–2 pm; W 11–3; & by appt bvivante@email.arizona.edu Classics Dept. Off: LSB 203, 621-1689 http://www.classics.web.arizona.edu/node/109

GREEK 422/522, READINGS IN GREEK DRAMA: EURIPIDES’ BAKKHAI and HELEN. In this advanced undergraduate/graduate Greek reading course we will translate these 2 plays of Euripides, and more, with some attention to meter. All students will have additional basic or pivotal readings, available through d2l, on Greek meter, textual transmission, Athenian tragedy, Dionysos, Helen, and each of the plays. 522 students will have additional readings, a class report and a term paper. t = top, m = mid, b = bottom REQUIRED TEXTS: Dodds, E.R., ed. 1960. Euripides’ Bacchae, 2nd ed. Oxford: At the Clarendon Press. 0 19 814120 3 Dale, A.M., ed. 1967. Euripides’ Helen. Bristol Classical Press. 0-906515-98-X HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TEXTS: Liddell and Scott. 1990. Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged. Oxford University Press. Smyth, Herbert Weir. 1972. Greek Grammar. Harvard University Press. EXTRA READINGS FROM: Lowe, N.J. 2004. “Euripides.” In Narrators, Narratees, and Narratives in Ancient Greek Literature: Studies

in Ancient Greek Narrative, ed. by I. de Jong, R. Nünlist, and A. Bowie, pp. 269-80. Leiden, Boston: Brill. Rosenmeyer, Thomas G., M. Ostwald & J. W. Halporn. 1963. The Meters of Greek and Latin Poetry.

Indianapolis; NY: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc. Seaford, Richard. 1996. Euripides’ Bacchae, Introduction, selections. Warminster, Eng.: Aris & Phillips Ltd. Winkler, J.J. and F.I. Zeitlin, eds. 1990. Nothing to Do with Dionysos?. Princeton: Princeton University Press.

Longo, Oddone. “The Theater of the Polis,” pp. 12-19 Zeitlin, F.I. “Thebes: Theater of Self and Society in Athenian Drama,” pp. 130-154t, selections

Zweig, Bella. 1999. “Euripides’ Helen and Female Rites of Passage.” In Rites of Passage in Ancient Greece: Literature, Religion, Society, Bucknell Review, ed. by Mark Padilla, pp. 158-180. Lewisburg: Bucknell University Press.

This course is primarily a translation class, enhanced by supplemental material intended to aid in comprehension of the texts. Report dates and topics are in bold, beg. Jan. 21. While the beginning pace will be slower, I hope before long to average 80-100 lines of translation per class. Consult the notes to the text which are intended to help on points of language use, background, contexts, and meaning. Syllabus: Th Jan 14 Introduction to course: Greek Meter, ROH, pp. 3-9m, 13b-16m, 20m-23m, 43b-46, 50-51m Intro to Greek Tragedy, Euripides, Seaford, pp. 1-3, 8-17, 21b-23 Tu Jan 19 Th Jan 21 Theater & polis, Longo, pp. 12-19 Tu Jan 26 Th Jan 28 EXAM 1. Tu Feb 2 Textual transmission, Dodds, pp. li-lix; Dale, pp. xxix-xxxi Th Feb 4 Bacchae in myth, drama, Eur. traditions, Dodds, pp. xxxvi-xxxviii; Seaford, 25-30 Tu Feb 9 Dionysos, Dodds, pp. xi-xx Th Feb 11 Dionysos, Seaford, pp. 35m-44, 52b-53

Grk 4/524 Syllabus, p. 2 Tu Feb 16 Th Feb 18 EXAM 2. Tu Feb 23 Dionysos & polis, Dodds, pp. xxv-xxviii; Seaford, 44-52 Th Feb 25 Dionysos in Bacchae, history of interpretations, Dodds, pp. xxxix-xlii; Seaford, 30b-35 Tu Mar 2 Images of Dionysos, LIMC vol. 3, 1986 Th Mar 4 Thebes in Athenian Drama, Zeitlin, pp. 130-154t, selections Tu Mar 9 (Helen Intro, Dale, pp. vii-xiim, xvii-xxivm) Th Mar 11 EXAM 3.   Mar 14 – 20 SPRING BREAK – NO CLASSES Tu Mar 23 Euripidean diction, Lowe, pp. 269-80 Th Mar 25 Tu Mar 30 Th Apr 1 EXAM 4. Tu Apr 6 Images of Helen, LIMC vol. 4, 1988, pp. 498-563 Th Apr 8 Helen & rituals, Zweig, pp. 158-73 Tu Apr 13 INTRO & OUTLINE FOR TERM PAPER DUE. Th Apr 15 Tu Apr 20 EXAM 5. Th Apr 22 TERM PAPER DUE. Tu Apr 27 Th Apr 29 Tu May 4 Last Day of Class. Th May 13 FINAL EXAM: 2 – 4 pm

CLASS POLICY

Attendance: Attendance is required and roll is taken. For every three (3) unexcused absences, I lower your grade one letter grade. I may excuse up to three (3) absences. It is your responsibility to inform me of an excused absence. Please inform me if you drop the class.

Class Conduct: Be on time, and remain till class has ended. Attending only part of a class may count as an absence for that day. Turn off all cell phones, palm pilots, pagers, etc. No eating, drinking, blowing bubbles, or private conversations. Private cellular conversations will result in confiscation of cellular equipment for the duration of the class. These poor classroom habits diminish your own learning, negatively affect your grade, and erode the learning experience for the whole class. I reserve the right to drop any student whose disrespectful or disruptive behavior to me or your classmates hinders learning goals.

Assignments: Keep up with daily reading assignments, and bring the day’s readings to class with you. If you are absent for any reason, you must still keep up with the scheduled assignments. Get the notes from one of your classmates to find out what you have missed. All students must read all the extra reading assignments.

Grk 4/524 Syllabus, p. 3 Exams: 5 in-class Exams and 1 Final Exam, on translation, forms, constructions, readings, including sight passages for translation from Exam 3. Make-up exams will be considered only in documented emergencies. 522 exams will cover more material than 422 exams.

522: Class Report: 1 Class Report of @ 10 mins. on assigned topics. See Report Topics and Sign-up sheet and consult with me. See Appendix N, http://www.classics.web.arizona.edu/guidelines_ma_classics .

522: Term Paper: 1 Term Paper of @ 12-15 pp. on assigned topics, following Classics Department Style sheet, see Appendices M & O, http://www.classics.web.arizona.edu/guidelines_ma_classics . Introduction including thesis statement and principal points and a brief outline are due in advance of paper. See Paper Topics and consult with me.

Grading: Grading Percentages: Grading Percentages: I grade on the quality of the work, Grk 422: Grk 522: not on a curve, as follows: Report 5 % 90-100 A Term Paper 15 % 80 - 89 B Class Participation 20 % Class Participation 20 % 70 - 79 C Exams 60 % Exams 45 % 60 - 69 D Final 20 % Final 15 % below 60 Failing Total 100 % Total 100 %

I take improvement into account in determining your final grade.

Study Habits: I encourage you to get to know each other and study together, which can be very beneficial to your learning.

Disability Aid: If you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Disability Resource Center, 621-3274, http://drc.arizona.edu .

Now that all the ground rules have been set out, Welcome to the class, and Enjoy it!

Possible Term Paper Topics: Bacchae:

Role or perceptions of Dionysos; concepts of the divine; divine-human relations Psychology of Pentheus Significance of transvestism Significance of formal or ritual elements

Helen: Significance of formal or ritual elements Metatheatricality Epistemological dualities Mythopoiesis Mythic, dramatic, or historic significance of Helen

Elements for parsing: ♦ nouns, pronouns—gen., no., case, function ♦ adjectives—gen., no., case, noun it’s modifying and/or function ♦ verbs—pers., no., tense, voice, mood, 1st pp, type of clause ♦ infinitives—tense, voice, mood, 1st pp, function ♦ participles—tense, voice, part., 1st pp, gen., no., case, function and/or noun it’s modifying

Grk 4/524 Syllabus, p. 4