Mixed Messages In Greek Theatr
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e: an Examination of Vases and Written Histories
No one fully understands the nature of ancient Greek theatre. The barriers that
stand between the scholars of the Twentieth Century and the truth of the
theatrical practices of 5th and 4th centuries B.C. Athens are: 2,500 years of
divergent cultur ....
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.... pertaining to theatre further complicate
matters with the added condition that the vase must be depicting a scene that is
theatrical in nature. Green asserts that the ancient artists "were not at work
to provide visual aids for textbooks and lectures. We can, with care, use them
in that way as aids to a modern imagination" (Green 1995, p.13). Green's
statement brings to light the importance of cautious research into this area of
history, especially keeping in mind the context in w ....
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