February 29th:
Read and annotate the introduction to Oedipus Rex. (258-260)
Pay attention to the origins of the tragedy, the riddle, Sophocles' history..
Make sure that you have Aristotle's definition of TRAGEDY in your notes!
Read and annotate: Oedipus Rex- Lines 1-168.
Look for imagery (light and dark)
Look for evidence of the types of IRONY.
March 1st:
Read and annotate: OR- Lines 169-572.
Continue to look for imagery (light and dark), and the types of irony.
Also consider foreshadowing.
You will be running into 2 choruses. They are more difficult to read than the dialogue.
The choruses represent how the audience should be feeling about the situation on the stage at that time. Pay attention to the tone and the reception of the characters by the chorus. The chorus writing is also packed with allusions. It will be helpful to check the footnotes with the references.
March 2nd:
When you come to class, you will need to have your notes on IRONY, fully representative of occurrences within lines 1-572.
March 3rd:
Work with the choruses in the first 572 lines.
Reading Schedule for the rest of Oedipus Rex:
March 7th: Lines 573-997
QUIZ: Oedipus Rex- up through 997, Greek Drama notes, Plato and Aristotle, Aristotelian Tragic Conventions/Definition, Formalism, Moral and Philosophical Criticism, Archetypal Criticism.
March 8th: Lines 999-1310
Read and take notes on Literary Theory PPT- Psychoanalytical Criticism.
March 9th/10th: Close read of Oedipus Rex. Formalism and Aristotelian practice
March 11th: Stasimon presentation analysis due.
March 14th: Up through 1684 (finish the play)
QUIZ: Lines 997-1684, Irony, Choruses, Psychoanalytical Criticism, Aristotelian Tragic Conventions, Definition of Tragedy.
Stasimon Presentation
March 15th: Stasimon Presentation
REMEMBER: NON FICTION ORAL PRESENTATIONS ARE MARCH 16TH-18TH
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