Course Contents

Drama 1

Aeschylus – Prometheus Bound

✅ Brief Biography of Aeschylus
✅ Prometheus Bound by Aeschylus: Key Facts, Historical Context, and Related Books
✅Prometheus Bound Plot Summary
✅Themes of Prometheus Bound by Aeschylu
✅ Prometheus Bound Characters
✅ Prometheus Bound Symbols

Drama 2:

Sophocles – Oedipus Rex

✅ Brief Biography of Sophocles
✅ Oedipus Rex by Sophocles: Key Facts, Historical Context, and Related Books
✅ Summary of Oedipus Rex
✅ Oedipus Rex Themes and Analysis
✅ Detailed Character Analysis of Oedipus Rex
✅ Symbols in Oedipus Rex – A Detailed Analysis

Drama 3:

Aristophanes – The Birds (Play)

✅Biography of Aristophanes
✅ Overview
✅Key Facts, Historical Context, and Related Books
✅Characters
✅Plot Summary
✅Section Summaries
> The Encounter With the Birds
> The Birds City
> The Battle with the Gods
✅Themes
✅Symbols

Drama 4:

Senecca – Hercules Furens (The Mad Hercules)

✅ Brief Biography of
✅ The Birds BY Aristophanes : Key Facts, Historical Context, and Related Books
✅Summary of The Birds
✅The Birds Themes and Analysis
✅Detailed Character Analysis of The Birds
✅Symbols in The Birds– A Detailed Analysis

Course Title: Drama-I: Classical Drama

Course Code: ENG-501
Credit Hours: 3(3-0)

Course Contents:

• Aeschylus – Prometheus Bound
• Sophocles – Oedipus Rex
• Aristophanes – The Birds
• Seneca – Hercules Furens (The Mad Hercules)

Recommended Books:

• Aeschylus. (1961). Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, The Persians, translated by Philip Vellacott. Penguin Books.
• Aristophanes. (1962). The Complete Plays of Aristophanes. Edited by Moses Hadas. A Bantam Skylark Book.
• Bloom, Harold. (1987). John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi. Chelsea House Pub (L).
• Cheney, Patrick. (2004). The Cambridge Companion to Christopher Marlowe. Cambridge: CUP.
• Dover, K.J. (1972). Aristophanic Comedy. University of California Press.
• Frazer, James G. (1922). The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. MacMillan.
• Gregory, Justina. (2005). A Companion to Greek Tragedy. Blackwell.
• Herington. (1986). Aeschylus. Yale.
• Kitto, H. D. F. (2005). Greek Tragedy. London and New York: Routledge.
• Ley, G. (1991). A Short Introduction to the Ancient Greek Theatre. University of Chicago Press.