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ANHS2639: Drama and Society in Greece and Rome
2026 unit information
Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, Plautus - tragedy and comedy as genres and as perspectives on the world were invented in Classical Athens and have been integral to Western culture ever since. This unit will explore all aspects of the genres in Athens and Rome from the poetry of its language to the theatricality of its staging, but with particular emphasis on how it reflected and shaped the societies in which it was performed, and engaged with those societies central concerns: gender, religion and politics, war, justice and ethnicity.
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Arts and Social Sciences
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Classics and Ancient History |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of Ancient History or Latin or Ancient Greek or History or Philosophy or Archaeology or English |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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ANHS2615 or ANHS2616 |
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None |
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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