GRST 102 - Cleopatra

1 unit(s)

A famous historian once wrote “The true history of Antony and Cleopatra will probably never be known; it is buried too deep beneath the version of the victors.” This course examines the life and times of Egypt’s most famous queen, who was both a Hellenistic monarch, last of a dynasty founded by a companion of Alexander the Great, and a goddess incarnate, Pharaoh of one of the world’s oldest societies. However, the ways in which Cleopatra has been depicted over the centuries since her death are equally intriguing, and the course considers versions of Cleopatra from the Romans to Chaucer, Boccacio, Shakespeare, Gauthier, Shaw, and film and television to explore how different authors and societies have created their own image of this bewitching figure.

Open only to first-year students; satisfies the college requirement for a First-Year Writing Seminar.

Two 75-minute periods.

Not offered in 2020/21.

Course Format: CLS