6.6 Agenda: Literarature & Theatre  1. DO NOW: Homework on desk, share LP’s  Attendance & HW Preview  Notes  Performances

6.6 COOLEST Authors Book of the Year Award’14 (314 BCE, that is)

6.6 Literature & Threatre  OBJECTIVE:   WWBAT describe cultural advancements in literature and theatre.   WWBAT identify the roles and contributions of Pericles, Homer, and Euripides.

B.C.E. Athens Pericles, Orator (also military general and statesman (i.e. politician)) B.C.E. Athens

480 – 406 BCE Aegean Islands/Macedonia Euripidies, Writer (Tragedies) 480 – 406 BCE Aegean Islands/Macedonia

Euripides Publications  Alcestis, 438 BC Alcestis, 438 BC Alcestis, 438 BC  Medea, 431 BC Medea, 431 BC Medea, 431 BC  Heracleidae, c 430 BC Heracleidae, c 430 BC Heracleidae, c 430 BC  Hippolytus, 428 BC Hippolytus, 428 BC Hippolytus, 428 BC  Andromache, c. 425 BC Andromache, c. 425 BC Andromache, c. 425 BC  Hecuba, c. 424 BC Hecuba, c. 424 BC Hecuba, c. 424 BC  The suppliants, c. 423 BC The suppliants, c. 423 BC The suppliants, c. 423 BC  Electra, c. 420 BC Electra, c. 420 BC Electra, c. 420 BC  Heracles, c. 416 BC Heracles, c. 416 BC Heracles, c. 416 BC  The Trojan Women, c. 415 BC The Trojan Women, c. 415 BC The Trojan Women, c. 415 BC  Iphigenia in Tauris, c. 414 BC Iphigenia in Tauris, c. 414 BC Iphigenia in Tauris, c. 414 BC  Ion, c. 414 BC Ion, c. 414 BC Ion, c. 414 BC  Helen, c. 412 BC Helen, c. 412 BC Helen, c. 412 BC  Phoenician Women, c. 410 BC Phoenician Women, c. 410 BC Phoenician Women, c. 410 BC  Orestes, 408 BC Orestes, 408 BC Orestes, 408 BC  Bacchae, 405 BC Bacchae, 405 BC Bacchae, 405 BC  Iphigenia at Aulis, 405 BC Iphigenia at Aulis, 405 BC Iphigenia at Aulis, 405 BC  Rhesus, ? BC Rhesus, ? BC Rhesus, ? BC  Cyclops ? BC Cyclops ? BC Cyclops ? BC

Homer, Singer/Writer ~850 BCE unknown

Homer’s Publications  Iliad Iliad  The poems of Illiad depict the seige of Troy during the Trojan War. The word Illiad itself means "something concerned with Ilion". Illion was the city based in the state of Troy. When Illiad was created, is arguable. Could have been written anytime between BCE.  Odyssey Odyssey  The epic poem Odyssey focuses on the Greek character Odysseus and his ten year journey from Troy to Ithaca after the fall of Troy (Trojan war). The poem covers both the circumstances that befell his family in Ithaca and his own perilous adventures back from Troy. Whilst in Odysseus absence at home, his son Telemachus and wife Penelope have to deal with suitors who move into their home, in an attempt to take Odysseus place and marry Penelope, assuming Odysseus isn’t coming back.  Homeric Hymns Homeric Hymns Homeric Hymns Homer was also a well-known song writer – these poems are religious in theme (like church hymns)

trag·e·dy  ˈ trajid ē /  noun: tragedy; plural noun: tragedies  1. an event causing great suffering, destruction, and distress, such as a serious accident, crime, or natural catastrophe."a tragedy that killed 95 people”  2. a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, esp. one concerning the downfall of the main character.

ep·ic  ˈ epik/ noun  From the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός epikos), from ἔπος (epos) "word, story, poem"[1]) From the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός epikos), from ἔπος (epos) "word, story, poem"[1]) From the Ancient Greek adjective ἐπικός epikos), from ἔπος (epos) "word, story, poem"[1])  a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the history of a nation.

Homework: Greek Tragedy Directions: 1. Pick your favorite teacher/subject 2. Pericles: Write a ‘speech’ about the Iliad 3. Eurpidies: Summarize the tragedy ‘Medea’ 4. Homer: Map/Sketch out the journey in the epic of the Odyssey