"Pots and Plays - Interactions Between Tragedy Vase-Painting of the Fourth Century B.C" by Oliver Taplin

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Pots and Plays - Interactions Between Tragedy Vase-Painting of the Fourth Century B.C Oliver Taplin

Format:
Hardback
Publication date:
15 Nov 2007
ISBN:
9780892368075
Imprint:
Getty Publications
Dimensions:
304 pages: 264 x 217 x 27mm
Illustrations:
76 colour & 48 b&w illustrations

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Greek painted pottery from the fourth century B.C. is one of the largest and most remarkable bodies of theatrically informed material that still survives. "Pots and Plays" is a thorough and insightful re-evaluation of over 100 Greek vases - mostly from the Greek communities of southern Italy. It demonstrates that while most paintings are not direct representations of actors or scenes, they can be interpreted as referring to theatrical performance. This comprehensive volume provides a large body of superb photographs accompanied by a picture-by-picture discussion of the vases, organized by playwright - including Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Oliver Taplin is professor of classics at Magdalen College, Oxford. An acknowledged specialist on ancient Greek drama, he is author of several books.

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