HIST 1001 Lecture : Notes 2 14
Document Summary
Today: 2/14/12: art, drama, and literature in athens" golden age, the athenian political system (rule of the demos, the philosopher and the cave, the art of empire, getting ready for thursday. Wealth of empire and the glories of art and architecture. Athens" fight for political survival (fifth century bce) Art as a political (polis-based) form of expression. Glory and power of the athenian empire on display. Another medium for artistic expression: religious festivals and dramatic competitions. Greater and lesser dionysia: the festivals of dionysus. It was written right after the time of the destruction of melos by athens, it was a play on serious themes. (political art) it deals with the spartan women and them being slaves to athens. Themes of political/communal importance, with the polis (the citizen body) in mind. Antigone: the conflict between right and another right .
