This preceptorial offers support for Lutheran students reading through the entirety of the extant tragedies from the Greek playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Focused on faith-based dialogue, students will be immersed in the myths of the Greeks placed on the stage during the “Golden Age” of Athens (5th century BC). We will examine how these plays have influenced Western culture and literature, as well as apply lessons learned from the readings to our own lives.

This curriculum features many objectives, including:

The student will read the entire canon of surviving Greek tragedies by famous poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides; analyze the Greek tragedies from a Lutheran worldview; compare and contrast various tragedies and playwrights; grow in an understanding of Greek culture and its influence on greater Western culture; choose, practice, and recite selections from tragedies; memorize and recite pertinent Scripture verses; hone in on themes in tragedies, finding instances of discovery and reversal; practice leadership skills with class discussion and prayer; make life applications from lessons learned from the tragedies; be immersed in a classically Lutheran learning dialogue; participate and collaborate in a liturgical model of learning; and learn through leisure and contemplation.