The quality of The Pronomos Vase and its Context, edited by Oliver Taplin and Rosie Wyles, satisfies two fundamental requirements. First, among the fourteen scholars who come together here, from five different countries and from every appropriate branch of the discipline, the editors have invariably chosen exactly the right person to deal with each aspect. Secondly, the volume bears the stamp of unusually careful editing and integration: the various contributors not only cite each other's papers, but make use of each other's illustrations; best of all, there is an exceptionally good index, making it possible to locate every comment, identification or citation.

A.M. Snodgras, The Times Literary Supplement

The book is well produced and generously illustrated. A real highlight is the fold-out key proceeding the introduction. It enables a look at both sides of the vase at once, a luxury no ancient viewer could ever have imagined. ...Through their overlapping and joint areas of expertise these thirteen authors make - at once and in equal share - a notable contribution to the history of Greek art and to the history of ancient theatre.

Tyler Jo Smith, University of Virginia

The Pronomos Vase is the single most important piece of pictorial evidence for ancient theatre to have survived from ancient Greece. It depicts an entire theatrical chorus and cast along with the celebrated musician Pronomos, in the presence of their patron god, Dionysos. In this collection of essays, illustrated with nearly 60 drawings and photographs, leading specialists from a variety of disciplines tackle the critical questions posed by this complex hub of evidence. The discussion covers a wide range of perspectives and issues, including the artist's oeuvre; the pottery market; the relation of this piece to other artistic, and especially celebratory, artefacts; the political and cultural contexts of the world that it was produced in; the identification of figures portrayed on it: and the significance of the Pronomos Vase as theatrical evidence. The volume offers not only the most recent scholarship on the vase but also some ground-breaking interpretations of it.
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A comprehensive and fully illustrated collection of essays on the Pronomos Vase, the single most important piece of pictorial evidence for ancient theatre to have survived from ancient Greece.
1. Introduction ; 2. A Description ; 3. The Contexts of the Production and Distribution of Athenian Painted Pottery in c.400 ; 4. From Flat Page to the Volume of the Pot ; 5. Satyr-Play and Tragedy, Faec to Face ; 6. Aetiological Performance and Consecration in the Sanctuary of Dionysos ; 7. The Context of Choregic Dedications ; 8. The Transformation of Athenian Theatre Culture around 400 BC ; 9. Who's Who on the Pronomos Vase? ; 10. Tragic Theatre: Demetrios' Rolls and Dionysos' Other Woman ; 11. The Man and the Music (and the Choregos?) ; 12. Dance in Satyr Play ; 13. The Tragic Costumes ; 14. A Curtain Call?
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`To have fourteen scholars address the problems of a single Athenian red figure vase may seem indulgent, but this one is something exceptional.' John Boardman, Common Knowledge.
Presents the most recent and authoritative scholarship on this unique record of ancient Greek theatrical practice Opens up new questions and perspectives in the light of modern interdisciplinary approaches Nearly 60 drawings and photographs enable the reader to appreciate all the visual elements, especially those of the rarely-exhibited Pronomos Vase itself
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Presents the most recent and authoritative scholarship on this unique record of ancient Greek theatrical practice Opens up new questions and perspectives in the light of modern interdisciplinary approaches Nearly 60 drawings and photographs enable the reader to appreciate all the visual elements, especially those of the rarely-exhibited Pronomos Vase itself
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199582594
Publisert
2010
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
914 gr
Høyde
250 mm
Bredde
195 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
322