UNSW Handbook Course - Pandora's Box

Pandora's Box - GREK3501


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: Modern Greek Studies
	Contact: Amvrazi,Eleni
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: 36 units of credit; Excluded: GREK3205
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 1 (more info)

Description

Mythical heroes and heroines in Greek tragedy are treated as human archetypes which are demythologised and brought down to earth. The tragedies generate universal truths and illuminate aspects of the human condition. Examines gender issues in five tragedies and gives students the opportunity to observe the consistency with which basic attitudes of men and women have endured through the centuries in western society.

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