Forest Hansen, Ph.D. leads readers through the treacherous waters of Orestia, a family tragedy in three plays.
Take a dive deep into the troubled marriage of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra with Chesapeake Forum’s new class, Aeschylus’s Orestria starting November 1st. Instructor Forest Hansen, Ph.D. is your guide to the complex tale of murder, backstabbing and deceit.
The Oresteia was written by Aeschylus in the 5th century BC. It’s the only surviving example of a Greek tragic trilogy. And what a tragedy is it! Over the course of three plays, Aeschylus tells the stories of the murder of Agamemnon by his wife, Clytemnestra (after he sacrifices their daughter), Clytemnestra’s subsequent killing by her son Orestes, and the cessation of the family’s revenge killings by a vote of an Athenian jury plus that of the goddess Athena.
Forest Hansen, Ph.D., earned a BA in English at Harvard, an MA in English at the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in Philosophy at Johns Hopkins, and took graduate courses in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University. For more than 35 years he taught a variety of courses in English and philosophy, as well as courses in Greek Civilization, Classics in Western Thought, and required MA interdisciplinary courses on various subjects, including the humanities, natural science, and social science
Explore the themes of revenge and justice, and what role is played by the gods in Aeschylus’s Oresteia, a three (3) session course Tuesday, Nov. 1, 8 and 15 from 10-11:30 AM. $35. ZOOM with recording. To register for Aeschylus’s Oresteia or any other course please visit https://chesapeakeforum.org.
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