THEA 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Social Darwinism, Proscenium, Polymath
19 Feb 2016
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Crown on theseus" head during the oracle. You can do the casting in a table format. Developed in the late 19th, early 20th century. Darwinists argued that human societies are always developing: different cultures will follow a similar society. This view has been criticized for ignoring the complexity of human environment, religion, war, etc. that shape the development of different society. To say a society is primitive overlooks that society. It has also been accused of producing racial hierarchies since it pits white. European societies on top whereas the rest are at the bottom. Evidence: the offer a wealth of this: greek society was highly literate, many people knew how to read, this had a boo is professional playwrights and philosophers. Extant: a number of euripedes plays are this. It means these plays have survived and we have access to them. In addition to text, we have sculptures, vases, etc. this helps us round out the ideas of theatre.
