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Discussion topics include: A fluid dramatic age of the chorus in Hippolytus; Athenian young men reenacting initiation rites of girls in Trozen; a unique reference to menstruation (or PMS) in the chorus’ song; complementarity of Aphrodite and Artemis. The kleos of Pentheus and of Achilles: heroes as men of sorrow, antagonism with Dionysus and Apollo, hubris of Pentheus and of Achilles; ritually correct chorus of the Bacchants; putting Dionysus back into tragedy.
Recorded in Fall 2018 during v10 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 20 and 21, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
Discussion topics include: A fluid dramatic age of the chorus in Hippolytus; Athenian young men reenacting initiation rites of girls in Trozen; a unique reference to menstruation (or PMS) in the chorus’ song; complementarity of Aphrodite and Artemis. The kleos of Pentheus and of Achilles: heroes as men of sorrow, antagonism with Dionysus and Apollo, hubris of Pentheus and of Achilles; ritually correct chorus of the Bacchants; putting Dionysus back into tragedy.
Recorded in Fall 2018 during v10 of the MOOC, The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, focusing on Hours 20 and 21, and responses to the Discussion Questions.
With Gregory Nagy, Keith Stone, and members of the HeroesX Team.
