Grand Valley: The Department of Classics Upcoming Events GVSU The Department of Classics Upcoming Events http://www.gvsu.edu/classics/ Thu, 23 May 2013 12:48:42 EST Grand Valley: The Department of Classics Upcoming Events http://www.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.gvsu.edu/classics/ 112 33 Clytemnestra 2013-05-24 19:30:00.0


Clytemnestra poster"Clytemnestra"



Adapted and directed by Kiara Pipino; assistant director Jason Flannery 

Including translation from Aeschylus' Agamemnon by Diane Rayor; assistant translator Andrew Lund



Free and open to the public.



Writers and playwrights of all times have told Clytemnestra's story and each one of them revealed something new, unexpected, and compelling about her.



Clytemnestra is Agamemnon's wife and the queen of Argos and Mycenae. When her sister, Helen, is brought to Troy, the infamous Trojan War begins. Agamemnon sails for Troy to help his brother Menelaos win Helen back—but only after Agamemnon sacrifices his own daughter to secure the Greeks' success at Troy. This very sacrifice gives Clytemnestra reason to patiently wait at home for ten years: so that upon her husband's return, she exacts her revenge and settles her heart.



She is strong and passionate. She has the will of a man and the charm and seductiveness of a woman. She is a force of nature.



Greek Theatre has given us powerful stories, heroes and more, and this piece aims at portraying the multiple facets of a woman: wife, lover, queen, mother, and murderer through the powerful lines of Aeschylus, Marguerite Yourcenar, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Eugene O'Neill.

 


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GVSU SUMMER GREEK AND LATIN 2013



Profs. Anderson and Pazdernik are planning to convene once again the informal Summer Greek and Latin Reading Groups. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate: readings will be adapted to the skills and interests of participants, and there is no charge. 


 


The groups will meet as a rule in the Classics suite in Lake Huron Hall during the twelve weeks of the regular Spring and Summer terms. Tentatively our plans are as follows:



  • Summer Greek (Pazdernik): Wednesdays 11:30 AM-12:30 PM beginning May 8.


  • Summer Latin (Anderson): Wednesdays 12:30-1:30 PM beginning May 8.



These are arrangements that have tended to work well for the largest number of participants in the past. If you are eager to participate but unable to meet at these times, please let us know, and we'll see what we can do. 


 


Remember: if you're not reading Greek and Latin, you're forgetting Greek and Latin. This is an excellent way of keeping those skills well-honed and being ready to start up again in the Fall.

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