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Greek drama tragedy and comedy

Summary: In this course, New York University professor Peter Meineck discusses the historical, social, political and cultural context of ancient Greek drama, concentrating on the four playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes, and Aristophanes.

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  • ISBN: 9781449895983
  • Physical Description: electronic resource
    access
    remote
    1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
  • Edition: Unabridged.
  • Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2011, p2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Downloadable audio file.
Title from title screen (viewed March 3, 2011).
"14 lectures."
Formatted Contents Note: Why Athens? -- The play's the thing: how Greek drama came down to us and a typical day at the Greek theatre -- The origins of Green drama -- The tragic theatre -- Aeschylus -- The Oresteia- our only trilogy -- Agamemnon continued -- Libation bearers -- The furies -- Sophocles -- Sophocles' Oedipus plays -- Euripides -- Euripides' The bacchae and Aristophanes' Clouds -- Aristophanes 2.
Restrictions on Access Note:
Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note: Lecture given by Peter Meineck.
Additional Physical Form available Note:
Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager.
System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.
Subject: Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism
Greek drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
Theater -- Greece -- History
Genre: Downloadable audio books.

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