CLCV 114 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Dionysia, Dithyramb, Epic Cycle

• School: University of Illinois
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: CLCV 114
• Professor: Dan Leon

Document Summary

Greek tragedy: tragedies put on across greece, religious aspect. Tragos (goat) + oid (song: (cid:862)so(cid:374)g of the goats(cid:863, (cid:862)so(cid:374)g for the prize of the goat(cid:863) Tragedy: mythological or (rarely) historical themes, gods and goddesses can appear on stage, lofty questions of human nature, kings, heroes, demigods, royalty. Demigods are??: trojan cycle, thebes- oedipus and his family. Dionysus: wine, fertility, agriculture, theater, madness, ritual ecstasy, asso(cid:272)iated with (cid:862)the east(cid:863) Athenian drama: tragedies put on elsewhere, all complete greek tragedies from athens, religious- worship of dionysus. Athenian dramatic festivals: lenaia ( dec/ jan, rural dionysia (dec/jan, city dionysia (march/april) Most important one: fewer plays at lesser festivals, always a competition, expenses paid by private citizens, performance held in theater of dionysus. 3 tragedies and 1 satyr play: comedies. Euripides(cid:859) cy(cid:272)lops a(cid:374)d opho(cid:272)les(cid:859) trackers: comedy. Current events: eponymous archon, choregos, author, actors. Gets the glory for winning: author. Used to display on stage things off stage.