Review the term “literature” and apply that term to the drama Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
Since about 429 BC, the world has read, analyzed, viewed, and performed the story of tragic King Oedipus. From culture to culture and time period to time period, the drama has captivated those who get the opportunity to experience this play. The drama has been performed as the ancient Greeks may have performed it to modern interpretations with the characters wearing modern-day costumes.
- Explain what qualifies the various genres to be considered literature which will allow us to develop a definition of the terms literature, art, artistry, and beauty.
- Analyze the various works of literature that we will read in terms of their primary components.
- In discussion and in writing, defend interpretations of the various works of literature through argumentation and critical thinking.
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