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CLCV 317 - Sacred Violence in Greek and Roman Tragedy

Credits: (3)
Murder, incest, suicide, rape: these were typical themes in the dramatic works of the ancient Greeks and Romans. The surviving tragedies will be read in translation, focusing the role of theatrical violence in its social, historical and religious contexts.