HUM 111_"The Athenian Acropolis and Greek Theater"

"The Athenian Acropolis and Greek Theater" 

Please respond to the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Identify two (2) specific aspects of the Athenian Acropolis and its Parthenon, and explain their significance to ancient Greek culture and the western heritage in the arts.
• Comment on one (1) feature of the ancient Greek theater that you find especially intriguing.
• Explain the manner in which audiences today might receive the plot of the comedy Lysistrata, and compare Lysistrata to a specific modern work of stage or film.

Explore

Athenian Acropolis and the Greek Theater

• Chapter 5 (pp. 140-147) Athenian Acropolis and Art, (pp. 151-156), ancient Greek drama
• Video with article from British Museum’s Elgin marbles (from the Acropolis) athttp://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/galleries/ancient_greece_and_rome/room_18_greece_parthenon_scu.aspx
• Article with video of digital reconstruction of the Parthenon at http://arth251f11.blogs.wm.edu/2011/09/17/digital-reconstruction-of-the-parthenon/
• Theater at Epidauros (double click on images to enlarge) at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/artifact?name=Epidauros%2C+Theater&object=Building