Euripides’ Bacchae – Spring 2024
Reading Schedule (provisional)
Week Date Section of Play To Read Intermediate Post-Int. Theme for
for Discussion (English) s (read in (read in discussion
Greek) Greek)
1 29 Jan Prologue; 1-169 1-48 1-63 Euripidean
Parodos Tragedy
2 5 Feb Parodos; 170-369 215-62 189-262 Dionysiac cult
First Episode
3 12 Feb First Episode; 266-433 266-314 263-342 The nature of
First Stasimon Dionysus
4 19 Feb Second 434-518 434-80 AG2/GT2: Resisting the
Episode 434-508 god
GT6: 434-
518
5 26 Feb Second 519-659 608-59 586-659 Dionysiac
Stasimon; visions
Third Episode
Readin 4 No classes --- ---
g March
Week
6 11 Third Episode 660-774 717-74 695-774 Maenads
March
7 18 Third Episode; 775-911 809-61 778-861 Gender roles
March Third
Stasimon
8 25 Fourth 912- 1024-87 AG2/GT2: Vision
March Stasimon; 1087 912-931,
Fifth Episode 1024-1087
GT 6: 912-
64, 1024-87
Easter No classes --- ---
Vacati
on
9 29 Fifth Episode; 1088- 1088-1152 1088-1172 Sparagmos
April Fifth Stasimon 1201
10 6 May Exodos 1202- 1233-1297 AG2/GT2: Sacrifice and
1392 1233-1315 suffering
(NB No
Monday class GT6: 1233-
due to bank 1329
holiday)
11 13 May Any ---
rescheduled
classes will be
held this week