3 credit(s) A study in English of the masterpieces of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, through a close reading of individual works of the tragedians and the fruits of modern scholarship. Among the subjects treated will be the history and origins of Greek tragedy, the physical space of the ancient theater, aspects of performance (the tragic mask, acting techniques, etc.), the location of individual play within their historical context, and the later influence of these plays.