{"id":418,"date":"2013-05-17T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T16:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2026-03-19T09:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T13:06:06","slug":"cla3433-0908","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/courses\/cla3433-0908\/","title":{"rendered":"CLA 3433: The Athenian Democracy (Fall 2009)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CLA 3433: The Athenian Democracy (Fall 2009)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Time and Location<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M W F Period 5, CSE 119<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Description<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/demos.jpg\" alt=\"demos\" class=\"wp-image-367\" style=\"width:250px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/demos.jpg 510w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/demos-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/demos-200x211.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/tempwolpert\/files\/demos-300x317.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participatory democracies first appeared in Greece some 2,500 years ago, flourishing for centuries, until they were<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">replaced by monarchies and empires.\u00a0 Although democracy was reinvented in the modern period, direct democracy was considered too radical and too impractical to implement.\u00a0 It was an interesting experiment, but better left in the trash can of history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This course offers students the opportunity to reconsider our assumptions about participatory democracy.\u00a0 Through a study of the political, social, and cultural institutions of the democracy of ancient<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Athens, we will consider the strengths and weaknesses of this unique form of government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Topics include the origin and development of the Athenian democracy; political organizations and social and economic structures; war and imperialism; freedom of speech and intellectual dissent; gender, sexuality, and citizenship; democratic discourse and ideology; and democracy and the arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will try to answer the problems at the root of Greek democracy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What caused restrictive forms of government to yield to popular pressure and become democratic in spite of elite opposition?<\/li>\n<li>How was it possible for ordinary Athenian citizens to be actively involved in setting political policy?<\/li>\n<li>What impact did democracy have on art and literature?<\/li>\n<li>Was ancient democracy based on slave labor, the exclusion of resident aliens, and the restrictions imposed on Athenian women?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Texts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aeschylus,\u00a0<em>The Oresteia<\/em>, tr. by R. Lattimore (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969). [You may substitute this edition with any other translation of theOresteia.]<\/li>\n<li>Adkins, Arthur W.H., and White, Peter, eds., <em>The Greek Polis: University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization<\/em>, Volume 1 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1986).<\/li>\n<li>Hansen, Mogens H.,\u00a0<em>The Athenian Democracy in the Age of Demosthenes: Structures, Principles, and Ideology\u00a0<\/em>(Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Readings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Required books are on reserve in Library West.<\/li>\n<li>Articles are online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>\u00a0(the &#8220;Course Reserves&#8221; weblink from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Smathers Libraries<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Web links to library resources are accessible off-campus only if you use the UF VPN or the Remote Login.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uflib.ufl.edu\/ufproxy.html\">For more information on how to connect to the library from off-campus, click here<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">e-Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lecture notes and grades are availble on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lss.at.ufl.edu\/\">e-Learning<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>All other materials pertaining to the course are availble either on the course&#8217;s home page (i.e., the webpage you are presently viewing) or course reserves (<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Six Quizzes (20 points each; 100 points total): At the start of class on September 14, October 7, October 23, November 6, November 23, and December 7.\u00a0 Students may drop the lowest quiz. Makeup\u00a0quizzes are given on December 9 for students with an excused absence.<\/li>\n<li>Three Exams:\u00a0 Exam 1 (250 points),\u00a0 Exam 2 (300 points), and Exam 3 (350 points): October 9, November 9, and December 17.<\/li>\n<li>This course has no pre-requisites and is intended for students interested in classics, history, political science, or political philosophy.<\/li>\n<li>Study aids are not permitted during quizzes and exams.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grading Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A = 900-1000<br>\nA- = 870-899<br>\nB+ = 840-869<br>\nB = 800-839<br>\nB- = 770-799<br>\nC+ = 740-769<br>\nC = 700-739<br>\nC- = 670-699<br>\nD+ = 640-669<br>\nD = 600-639<br>\nD- = 570-599<br>\nE &lt; 570<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 1: Introduction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, August 24: Introduction<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, August 26: Lay of the Land<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout, &#8220;Spelling&#8221; (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Hedrick, Charles, &#8220;Chronology,&#8221; in\u00a0Ancient History Monuments and Documents\u00a0(Oxford 2006) 48-65 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>).\u00a0 For instructions on how to access Course Reserves off campus, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.uflib.ufl.edu\/offcampus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Foxhall, Lin, &#8220;Environments,&#8221; optional (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, August 28: Evidence and Historical Analysis<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 2<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 2: History of the Athenian Democracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, August 31: From Cylon to Pisistratus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, pages 27-33, 43-46<\/li>\n<li>Aristotle,\u00a0Constitution of Athens\u00a01-19 (in Adkins &amp; White,\u00a0Greek Polis#16, pages 228-43<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, September 2: Cleisthenes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, pages 33-36, 46-49<\/li>\n<li>Aristotle,\u00a0Constitution of Athens\u00a020-21 (in Adkins &amp; White,\u00a0Greek Polis#16, pp. 243-45)<\/li>\n<li>Herodotus 6.69-73 (in Adkins &amp; White,\u00a0Greek Polis\u00a0#7, pp. 42-43)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, September 4: Fifth- and Fourth-Century Developments<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hasen, pages 36-43<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, September 7: Labor Day (No Class)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, September 9: Origins of the Democracy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ober, Josiah, &#8220;Athenian Revolution of 508\/7 B.C.: Violence, Authority, and the Origins of Democracy,&#8221; in\u00a0Cultural Poetics in Archaic Greece, edited by Carol Dougherty and Leslie Kurke (Oxford 1993) 215-32 (available on<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Raaflaub, Kurt, &#8220;Power in the Hands of the People: Foundations of Athenian Democracy,&#8221; in\u00a0Democracy 2500?, edited by Ian Morris and Kurt Raaflaub (Dubuque, IA 1997) 33-62 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, September 11: Origins of the Democracy (continued)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Greg Anderson,\u00a0Athenian Experiment: Building an Imagined Political Community in Ancient Attica,\u00a0 76-84 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 3: Politics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, September 14: Demography; Quiz 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 5<\/li>\n<li>Quiz 1\u00a0(multiple-choice questions based on keywords in lectures from August 26 through September 11)\n<ul>\n<li>Be sure to use a number 2 pencil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, September 16: Assembly<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 6<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0Friday, September 18: Political Leaders<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 11<\/li>\n<li>Finley, M.I, &#8220;Athenian Demagogues&#8221;\u00a0Past and Present\u00a021(1962) 3\u201324 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, September 21: Council<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 10<\/li>\n<li>Ober, Josiah, &#8220;Classical Athenian Democracy and Democracy Today,&#8221; inThe Promotion of Knowledge: Lectures to Mark the Centenary of the British Academy 1902-2002\u00a0(available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, September 23: Courts<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapter 8<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, September 25: Finish up discussion of Athenian Political Institutions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, chapters 7 and 9 (optional)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, September 28:\u00a0Locus of Power<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, Mogens, &#8220;The Political Powers of the People&#8217;s Court in Fourth-Century Athens,&#8221; in\u00a0The Greek City from Homer to Alexander, edited by O. Murray and S. Price (Oxford 1990) 215\u201343 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, September 30: Political Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Lysias 16 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, October 2: Political Rights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Hansen, pages 73-85<\/li>\n<li>Ober, Josiah, &#8220;Quasi-Rights: Participatory Citizenship and Negative Liberties in Democratic Athens,&#8221; Social Philosophy and Policy 17 (2000) 27-61 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, October 5: Imperialism<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Finley, M.I. 1978, &#8220;The Fifth-Century Athenian Empire: A Balance Sheet,&#8221; in\u00a0Imperialism in the Ancient World,\u00a0edited by P.D.A. Garnsey, and C.R. Whittaker (Cambridge 1978) 103\u201326 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Millett, Paul 1989, &#8220;Patronage and Its Avoidance in Classical Athens,&#8221; in Patronage in Ancient Society, edited by Andrew Wallace-Hadrill (London 1989) 15-47 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, October 7:\u00a0Quiz 2; Review for Exam 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quiz 2\u00a0(multiple-choice questions based on keywords in lectures from September 14 through October 5)<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to use a number 2 pencil<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, October 9:\u00a0Exam 1<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Part 1: Historic Passage (25 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Part 2: Essay Question (25 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Be sure to bring a blank bluebook with 8 leaves (6 pages) to the exam<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 4: Society<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, October 12: Free and Slave<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Osborne, Robin, &#8220;The Economics and Politics of Slavery at Athens,&#8221; in\u00a0The Greek World, edited by Anton Powell (London 1995) 27-43 (available on<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, October 14: Free and Slave (continued)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gagarin, Michael, &#8220;The Torture of Slaves in Athenian Law,&#8221; Classical Philology 91 (1996) 1\u201318 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, October 16: Homecoming (No Class)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, October 19: Social Conflict<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Demosthenes 21(available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>): Start<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, October 21: Social Conflict (Continued)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Demosthenes 21(available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>): Continue<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, October 23: Social Conflict (Finished);\u00a0Quiz 3<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Demosthenes 21(available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>): Finish<\/li>\n<li>Quiz 3\u00a0(multiple-choice questions based on keywords in lectures from October 12 through October 21)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, October 26: The Young and the Restless<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Demosthenes 54: Against Conon (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, October 28: Athenian Wives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Lysias 1 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Cohen, David, &#8220;Seclusion, Separation, and the Status of Women in Classical Athens,&#8221;\u00a0Greece and Rome\u00a036 (1989) 3\u201315 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Wolpert, Andrew, &#8220;Lysias 1 and the Politics of the Oikos,&#8221;\u00a0Classical Journal96 (2001) 416\u201324 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, October 30: Mistresses and Prostitutes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Demosthenes 59: Against Neaera (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, November 2: Masculinity<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Aeschines 1 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>): Start<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, November 4: Sexual Deviancy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Handout: Aeschines 1 (available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ares.uflib.ufl.edu\/\">Ares<\/a>): Finish<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, November 6:\u00a0Quiz 4; Review for Exam 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quiz 4\u00a0(multiple-choice questions based on keywords in lectures from October 26 through November 4)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, November 9:\u00a0Exam 2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Part 1: Historic Passage (25 minutes)<\/li>\n<li>Part 2: Essay Question (25 minutes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day (No Class)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part 5: Culture<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, November 13: Democratic Ideology (start)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Herodotus 3.80-84 (in Adkins &amp; White,\u00a0Greek Polis\u00a0#7, pp. 44-46)<\/li>\n<li>Plato,\u00a0Protagoras\u00a0(Greek Polis #14, pp. 217-224)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, November 16: Democratic ideology (finish)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Logos Epitaphios\u00a0(Funeral Oration): Thucydides 2.34-46 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fordham.edu\/halsall\/ancient\/pericles-funeralspeech.html\">click here for online text<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, November 18: Art and Democracy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No Homework<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, November 20: Elite Opposition (start)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Old Oligarch (Greek Polis\u00a0#8, pp. 48-56)<\/li>\n<li>Plato,\u00a0Apology\u00a0(Greek Polis\u00a0#12)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, November 23: Ellite Opposition (finish);\u00a0Quiz 5<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plato,\u00a0Crito,\u00a0Republic\u00a0(Greek Polis\u00a0#13, #15, pp. 224-227)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Quiz 5\u00a0(multiple-choice questions based on keywords in lectures from November 9 through November 20)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, November 25: Tragedy (start)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aeschylus,\u00a0Oresteia\u00a0(start)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, November 27: Thanksgiving Break (No Class)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, November 30: Tragedy (continued)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aeschylus,\u00a0Oresteia\u00a0(finish)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, December 2: Comedy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aristophanes,\u00a0Wasps\u00a0(Greek Polis #9, pp. 57-103)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, December 4: Comedy (continued)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aristophanes,\u00a0Wasps\u00a0(Greek Polis #9, pp. 103-157)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, December 7:\u00a0Quiz 6; 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