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Discussion about Euripides, in particular his dramas Bacchae and Hippolytus. Topics include his unique contribution and modernity in experimenting with multiple or local versions of the myths and traditions, female initiation, the aetiology of rituals, performance of tragedy in Athenian state theater by male actors and chorus portraying both male and female roles, representation of female thoughts and emotions, Artemis as goddess of winds, and of certain aspects of the female experience, and of the hunt for males, the two heroic roles and the two divine antagonists, use of masks, connection with the Dionysia and the god Dionysus.
Recorded in Spring 2017 during v7 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 20 and 21.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
Discussion about Euripides, in particular his dramas Bacchae and Hippolytus. Topics include his unique contribution and modernity in experimenting with multiple or local versions of the myths and traditions, female initiation, the aetiology of rituals, performance of tragedy in Athenian state theater by male actors and chorus portraying both male and female roles, representation of female thoughts and emotions, Artemis as goddess of winds, and of certain aspects of the female experience, and of the hunt for males, the two heroic roles and the two divine antagonists, use of masks, connection with the Dionysia and the god Dionysus.
Recorded in Spring 2017 during v7 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 20 and 21.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
