CLST 312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Trachis, Satyr Play, Ismene
23 Oct 2017
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480 c: led a chorus of youths celebrating the battle of salamis (greek won against the. 442: served as one of the treasurers for the athenian league. 440: elected one of 10 generals (strategoi) together with pericles. 413: was commissioner for the recovery of athens after the expedition in sicily. Was recognized by the citizens as athens as an important personality. Oedipus the king (427 - second place) We have extensive fragments of the trackers (satyr play) Considered by aristotle as the greatest tragic poet. Oedipus rex was used as the highest achievement in tragedy by the greeks. The man at the centre (of sophocles"s work) determined by their will. In other tragedies, the protagonist merely suffers, they are devoid of agency. Second character in contrast with the protagonist (old vs. young) Protagonists are passionate, great souls, chasers of their own destiny. Difference between antigone and ajax and the others: antigone is the hero, play is.
