Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: SENECAN TRAGEDY

Department: Classical Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Selections from the tragedies of Seneca, some of the wittiest and goriest poetry to survive from antiquity. Topics will include Senecan style, the performance contexts of his plays, the history of Roman tragedy, Seneca's sources, and the poet's legacy in literary history.