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Far back in the mists of time, the poet Hesiod sanctioned, "if anyone has a fresh grief in his spirit and his troubled heart is parched with sorrow," when a bard or storyteller then sings a song about the glorious accomplishments of men of old, and about the blessed gods who dwell in Olympus, soon the sorrowful person "forgets his woes, and does not remember any of his burdens, which have been dispelled by this gift of song bestowed by the goddesses"--by the Muses as reminders of the ancient myths. This course presents a tapestry woven of the multicolored strands of mythic story and of song, the fabric of the eternal. This course is presented in a five-week format (along with others during each academic term), to provide more flexible course schedule options. Each quarter, students can take one or two intensive Saturday courses that meet for six hours, in addition to the regularly scheduled weeknight courses. This course, CLASSICS 260-CN, meets for five Saturdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm: 5/15, 5/22, 5/29, 6/5, and 6/12. Its companion course, ENGLISH 207-CN sec. 17, meets the preceding five Saturdays, between April 3 and May 1. In this format, there is no class meeting for either course on Saturday, May 8. Enrollment in both courses is not required. Registration for CLASSICS 260-CN is open through April 30; late registration for this course begins May 1.

Through careful scholarship concerning the mythic and civic origins of Greek drama, thoughtful consideration of the rudiments of the Greek language as a vehicle for lyrical nuance, and presentations of the healthy vestiges of the Greek spirit in contemporary popular culture, this course explores the enduring heritage of Greek tragedy as a seedbed of human experience.