Learn about the chaos and carnage caused in families by curses, oracles and prophecies through the stories of the famous Greek figures Orestes and Oedipus, as depicted in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripedes and others. Are there generational consequences for immoral actions? Should we be punished for the crimes of our ancestors? Who’s responsible if a higher authority directs someone to commit a crime? Explore these questions and more with Peggy Kelleher, a Classicist and teacher at Manhattanville College. The first course will focus on the House of Atreus and the curse that started it all.

Lifetime Learning is brought to you by the Friends of Snow Library. To register for this class, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/2021-winter-spring-ltl-registration/.

For a complete Lifetime Learning Winter 2021 course catalogue, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/2021-winter-spring-ltl-courses/