The art of ancient Greek theater

by: Hart, M.L.

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 The art of ancient Greek theater
Authors:Mary Louise Hart, J. Michael Walton, J. Paul Getty Museum

The Art of Ancient Greek Theater considers the vibrant imprint that ancient Greek tragedy and comedy left on the visual arts of classical Greece. Theatrical performance as we know it originated in the mid-sixth century B.C. with choral dances held in honor of Dionysos, the Greek god of wine and patron of the theater. The great tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, as well as the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander are preserved as some of the world's most renowned literature and have formed the basis for theater performance as it is still practiced. Beyond being popular in their day, these plays inspired an array of lively paintings and sculpture, and those works represent, in some cases, the only evidence we have of some of the plays from ancient Greece

Contents:
pt. I. Greek theater and its performance. Playing tradition / J. Michael Walton
Choral dance in archaic Athens / Mary Louise Hart
Actors, chorus, and masks / J. Michael Walton
Theater masks / Agnes Schwarzmaier. pt. 2. Tragedy and the satyr play. Visuality and Performance / Francois Lissarrague
Tragedy and Iconography / Mary Louise Hart
Erinyes / Francois Lissarrague
Satyr Play / Francois Lissarrague. pt. 3. Comedy. Comedy vases from Magna Graecia / Martine Denoyelle
Middle comedy figurines of actors / H.A. Shapiro
Social and Domestic Drama / J. Michael Walton
Actors From Tomb C of Myrina / Neguine Mathieux

Published on the occasion of an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Aug. 26, 2010-Jan. 3, 2011

Subjects:
Art, Greek
Art, Greek Exhibitions
Catalogues d'exposition
Exhibition catalogs
Greece
Griechenland (Altertum)
History
Kunst
Oudheid
Theater
Theater Greece History To 500 Exhibitions
Theater in art
Theater in art Exhibitions
Théâtre Grèce Histoire Jusqu'à 500 Expositions
Théâtre dans l'art Expositions
To 500
Toneel
exhibition catalogs

viii, 168 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

The art of ancient Greek theater

by: Hart, M.L.

• ISBN-13: 9781606060377 / 978-1-60606-037-7
• ISBN-03: 1606060376 / 1-60606-037-6
• The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2010

Price: 49,00 EURO

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