The Ancient Quarrel
Fall 2022
Taught By: James Dodd
Section: A
CRN: 14307
Credits: 4
This course will take as its point of departure Soren Kierkegaard's discussion of the relation between ancient and modern tragedy. We will explore Kierkegaard's theses in particular, and issues having to do with the relation between tragic poetry and philosophy in general, with detailed readings of Sophocles' Philoctetes, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and other works both ancient and modern.
College: Eugene Lang College Lib Arts (LC)
Department: Philosophy (LPHI)
Campus: New York City (GV)
Course Format: Seminar (R)
Modality: In-Person
Max Enrollment: 18
Add/Drop Deadline: September 12, 2022 (Monday)
Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 20, 2022 (Sunday)
Seats Available: Yes
* Seats available but reserved for a specific population.
Status: Open*
* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 5:00pm 8/19/2022 EDT