COMM 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Aphorism, Ionian Revolt, Atossa
7 Apr 2017
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Lecture 5 the birth of tragedy (cid:862)t(cid:396)agedy a(cid:396)ises (cid:449)he(cid:374) the spi(cid:396)it of poet(cid:396)y (cid:373)eets the spi(cid:396)it of i(cid:374)(cid:395)ui(cid:396)y(cid:863) Great events require great art to disclose their meaning. For us to understand large concepts we have to use drama and tragedy. Tragedy does not equal sadness but it equals leaning. Prudence maintaining his empire but be a coward. Ambition conquer greece at the risk of losing it all. Survival become subjugated to the persian empire. Freedom defend greece at the risk of losing it all. That is, the greeks will develop power through the medium of rhetoric. Greek tragedies are created to understand the true nature of power and its relationship to justice. Inquiry into justice by dramatizing the motives of the powerful as they exceed the conventional limits of human action. Aeschylus knew that pride was not the property of the barbarian but of all those with power.
