Read Euripides, Hippolytus (attached) and discuss it in connection to , The Iliad, Herodotus The Histories, Vergil, The Aeneid, Sophocles, The Theban Plays, Livy, Rise of Rome; (epic, tragedy, comedy, history, the novel, philosophy). In the course of this discussion, use the lens of genre to consider how the play deals with the central oppositions (male/female; individual/community; humans/gods). 4-5 pages is ideal.Â
