Classics 420: Feminist Receptions in Greek Literature & Myth

What does the Trojan War have to do with Vietnam? What prompts the wives and
mothers of classical Athens and the South side of Chicago to stage a sex strike? Explores how
postclassical and contemporary writers, directors, thinkers and artists have read, appropriated, translated, reimagined and recontextualized classical literature. Through close textual readings, examine the surprising and original ways, and the reasons behind them, modern writers and artists have reread some of the major classical texts, including epic, lyric and drama, to give expression to modern experiences.