OSHER 168 - 3 Tragedies by Euripides: Medea, The Trojan Women, Bacchae

The Athenian playwright, Euripides (480-406 BCE), pioneered theatrical innovations that have influenced drama down to our own time. His plays often focus on the inner lives and motives of women and men and he is especially known for his powerful tragic heroines and sympathetic portrayals of ordinary people. This course focuses on three of Euripides' greatest tragedies, composed during different periods across his long career.