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Greek tragedy was a dramatic phenomenon first performed in ancient Athens. It is obsessively concerned with desire, betrayal, and loss, and with civic and democratic values. This course studies the original contexts in which Greek tragedy was first seen -- religious, theatrical, military, political, and philosophical -- and the magnetic force it still holds for us today. Introduces students to some of the most important moments in the modern reception of Greek tragedy, in theory, politics, and drama.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Not open to freshmen

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
GEs Area F Area G Euro Trad Writing
SHILO A
Amit Shilo
3.1
43 reviews
Fall 2025 . Nelson N P
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15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
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CLASS 102 Shilo A Spring 2025 Total: 67
CLASS 102 Shilo A Fall 2014 Total: 64
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CLASS101 . Shilo A 5 Months Ago

[For CLASS 102] Prof. Shilo gives detailed, engaging lectures, but course expectations seemed too high for what the syllabus offers. While attendance wasn't taken he enforced it somehow, and many assignments were given strange due dates or poorly graded with late feedback. Though he offered the option of a final paper instead of an in-person exam.

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GREEK1 . Shilo A 8 Months Ago

Insanely hard and took about 3x more studying than most 5 unit classes. Also, "Elementary Greek" is a misleading name as what you are learning is the Ancient Greek language. My top tips: make tons of note cards, form a study group, participate a lot, review what you've learned daily, and practice, practice, practice. Not for the faint of heart.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Very passionate about mythology, and gave fairly interesting lectures. Attendance wasn't mandatory, but lectures are helpful for papers/pop quizzes. Quite a bit of reading but none were difficult to understand. *Gave significant grading responsibilities to TAs without accounting for grading differences. Class performance is dependent on your TA.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

Professor Shilo was very nice and reasonable. Lectures were a bit boring, but they were not mandatory. Friday lectures were asynchronous which was great. There was an option to either write a paper or take an exam for each midterm and final. Overall, a chill class and I learned a bit more about Greek Mythology, which was cool.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

I found that Professor Shilo rambled incessantly during lectures, but ran a fairly easy class. The TAs, on the other, hand were on a power trip and added much more work than necessary. Prof. Shilo lets them take too much control, and there are discrepancies between the TAs workloads. Overall would not recommend this class, or at least not my TA.

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CLASS40 . Shilo A 3 Years Ago

Lectures were entirely online. No homework besides the weekly reading. TA is important for this class, adds more assignments and quizzes to course. Sections were in person and attendance was important.

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