Aeschylus’s Agamemnon

This course is intended to provide a thorough introduction to Aeschylus's tragedy Agamemnon for students who have completed at least two semesters of Greek. Topics covered include Aeschylus's language and meter and the historical and cultural background of Greek tragedy. The course is paced for a gradual increase in reading per week, culminating at roughly 200 lines a week. Over the course of the semester, students become proficient in reading Aeschylus and gain an understanding of the history, historical context, and language and meter of Greek tragedy.