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A reading and discussion of scene selections from Euripides' Helen (trans. E. P. Coleridge, revised by Hélène Emeriaud, Claudia Filos, Janet M. Ozsolak, Sarah Scott, and Jack Vaughan). Evelyn Miller, Richard Neale, Paul O'Mahony, and Eunice Roberts perform select scene with Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) moderating the discussion. Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Kosmos Society, and Out of Chaos Theatre.
Scenes include:
Helen’s opening speech
Helen and Teucer (l. 68-164)
Menelaos speech (l.386-438)
Menelaos and Old Woman (l.437-484)
Menelaos and Helen meet (l.528-661)
Menelaos and Helen plotting (l.1031-1093)
Credits:
Helen - Evvy Miller
Helen/Gatekeeper - Eunice Roberts
Menelaos - Richard Neale
Teucer/Menelaos/Messenger - Paul O’Mahony
Director - Paul O'Mahony
More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081
Suggested further reading:
1) Segal, C. P. 1971. "The two worlds of Euripides’ Helen." Transactions of the American Philological Association 102:553–614. (old but available online and also I love Segal.)
2) Willink, C. W. 1989. "The reunion duo in Euripides’ Helen." Classical Quarterly 39.1: 45–69.
3) "The Breasts that Launched a Thousand Ships" by Donna Zuckerberg: https://eidolon.pub/the-breasts-that-launched-a-thousand-ships-c56b42aec9da
A reading and discussion of scene selections from Euripides' Helen (trans. E. P. Coleridge, revised by Hélène Emeriaud, Claudia Filos, Janet M. Ozsolak, Sarah Scott, and Jack Vaughan). Evelyn Miller, Richard Neale, Paul O'Mahony, and Eunice Roberts perform select scene with Joel Christensen (Brandeis University) moderating the discussion. Reading Greek Tragedy Online is presented by the Center for Hellenic Studies, the Kosmos Society, and Out of Chaos Theatre.
Scenes include:
Helen’s opening speech
Helen and Teucer (l. 68-164)
Menelaos speech (l.386-438)
Menelaos and Old Woman (l.437-484)
Menelaos and Helen meet (l.528-661)
Menelaos and Helen plotting (l.1031-1093)
Credits:
Helen - Evvy Miller
Helen/Gatekeeper - Eunice Roberts
Menelaos - Richard Neale
Teucer/Menelaos/Messenger - Paul O’Mahony
Director - Paul O'Mahony
More information about the cast and featured speakers is at https://chs.harvard.edu/CHS/article/display/7081
Suggested further reading:
1) Segal, C. P. 1971. "The two worlds of Euripides’ Helen." Transactions of the American Philological Association 102:553–614. (old but available online and also I love Segal.)
2) Willink, C. W. 1989. "The reunion duo in Euripides’ Helen." Classical Quarterly 39.1: 45–69.
3) "The Breasts that Launched a Thousand Ships" by Donna Zuckerberg: https://eidolon.pub/the-breasts-that-launched-a-thousand-ships-c56b42aec9da
