CLST 312- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 47 pages long!)

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CLST 312
• Professor: Savelli

Document Summary

Earliest form of theatre that appeared in the west. Most earliest form of creativity in ancient greece. Contributed to an idealized image of greek civilization. 5th century athens always has a connection to greek theatre. Aeschylus, sophocles, euripides, aristophanes major playwrights we will be focusing on. Culpability of creators to create the perfect human being, or what was expected to be the perfect human being. Culture considered the highest artistic achievement to be theatre. Finkelman (german historian): civilization that created theatre and parthenon had the highest achievement in western culture. A model that we will not be able to supersede. Begins in 480 bce, the year of the battle of salamis. Finished in 323 bce, when alexander the great died. The battle of salamis persians were defeated by athenians. Important, because after the battle, small city state of athens was hailed because they could destroy what was considered a barbarian empire, dubbed so because they babbled.