The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography

The theater, as an artistic, historical and cultural phenomenon, has a problematic entity, although it has textual and material manifestations, it is fully performed in the show. It is due to its performative and convivial nature that it is ephemeral and unrepeatable. Faced with this problem, the qu...

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Autor principal: Reznik, Carolina
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Publicado: Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2022
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topic Greek theater
Material evidence
Ceramic iconography
Artifacts
Archeology
Teatro griego
Evidencia material
Artefactos
Arqueología
Iconografía cerámica
Teatro grego
provas materiais
artefatos
Arqueologia
spellingShingle Greek theater
Material evidence
Ceramic iconography
Artifacts
Archeology
Teatro griego
Evidencia material
Artefactos
Arqueología
Iconografía cerámica
Teatro grego
provas materiais
artefatos
Arqueologia
Reznik, Carolina
The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
topic_facet Greek theater
Material evidence
Ceramic iconography
Artifacts
Archeology
Teatro griego
Evidencia material
Artefactos
Arqueología
Iconografía cerámica
Teatro grego
provas materiais
artefatos
Arqueologia
author Reznik, Carolina
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title The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
title_short The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
title_full The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
title_fullStr The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
title_full_unstemmed The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
title_sort importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography
description The theater, as an artistic, historical and cultural phenomenon, has a problematic entity, although it has textual and material manifestations, it is fully performed in the show. It is due to its performative and convivial nature that it is ephemeral and unrepeatable. Faced with this problem, the question arises about how it is possible to study the theater of the past. Regarding classical greek theater, its study was traditionally approached almost exclusively from a literary perspective, which is why it is necessary to broaden the horizon of the sources of analysis. Archaeological remains, particularly ceramic iconography, provide a type of extremely valuable evidence, which we cannot access from the study of other sources. In this work, we present a critical study on the sources available for the study of classical greek theater, both material and documentary, discussing its particular problems and highlighting the contributions of the material evidence. Likewise, a case study is presented in which a statistical comparison is made of the number of characters represented in theatrical ceramic iconography by dramatic genre, in relation to the limitation of the actors who could be on stage simultaneously in the theater of the time.
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spelling I10-R10-article-339612022-06-13T22:53:43Z The importance of archaeological evidence in the study of ancient Greek theater: the case of ceramic iconography La importancia de la evidencia arqueológica en el estudio del teatro griego clásico: el caso de la iconografía cerámica A importância da evidência arqueológica no estudo do teatro grego clássico: o caso da iconografia de cerâmica Reznik, Carolina Greek theater Material evidence Ceramic iconography Artifacts Archeology Teatro griego Evidencia material Artefactos Arqueología Iconografía cerámica Teatro grego provas materiais artefatos Arqueologia The theater, as an artistic, historical and cultural phenomenon, has a problematic entity, although it has textual and material manifestations, it is fully performed in the show. It is due to its performative and convivial nature that it is ephemeral and unrepeatable. Faced with this problem, the question arises about how it is possible to study the theater of the past. Regarding classical greek theater, its study was traditionally approached almost exclusively from a literary perspective, which is why it is necessary to broaden the horizon of the sources of analysis. Archaeological remains, particularly ceramic iconography, provide a type of extremely valuable evidence, which we cannot access from the study of other sources. In this work, we present a critical study on the sources available for the study of classical greek theater, both material and documentary, discussing its particular problems and highlighting the contributions of the material evidence. Likewise, a case study is presented in which a statistical comparison is made of the number of characters represented in theatrical ceramic iconography by dramatic genre, in relation to the limitation of the actors who could be on stage simultaneously in the theater of the time. El teatro, como fenómeno artístico, histórico y cultural, posee una entidad problemática, ya que, si bien tiene manifestaciones textuales y materiales, se realiza de manera plena en el espectáculo. Es debido a su naturaleza performativa y convivial que es efímero e irrepetible. Ante esta problemática surge la pregunta acerca de cómo es posible estudiar el teatro del pasado. Respecto del teatro griego clásico, tradicionalmente su estudio fue abordado casi exclusivamente desde una perspectiva literaria, por lo cual resulta necesario ampliar el horizonte de las fuentes de análisis. Los restos arqueológicos, en particular la iconografía cerámica, aportan un tipo de evidencia sumamente valiosa, a la cual no podemos acceder a partir del estudio de otras fuentes. En este trabajo se realiza un estudio crítico sobre las fuentes disponibles para el estudio del teatro griego clásico, tanto materiales como documentales, discutiendo sus problemáticas particulares y destacando los aportes de la evidencia material. Asimismo, se presenta un caso de estudio en el que se realiza una comparación estadística del número de personajes representados en la iconografía cerámica teatral por género dramático, en relación con la limitación de los actores que podían estar en escena de manera simultánea en el teatro griego clásico. O teatro, como fenômeno artístico, histórico e cultural, possui uma entidade problemática, pois, embora tenha manifestações textuais e materiais, realiza-se plenamente no espetáculo. É pela sua natureza performativa e convivial que é efêmero e irrepetível. Diante desse problema, surge a questão de como é possível estudar o teatro do passado. No que diz respeito ao teatro grego clássico, tradicionalmente o seu estudo foi abordado quase exclusivamente a partir de uma perspectiva literária, para a qual é necessário alargar o horizonte das fontes de análise. Os vestígios arqueológicos, em particular a iconografia cerâmica, fornecem uma categoria de evidência extremamente valioso, que não podemos aceder a partir do estudo de outras fontes. Neste trabalho, é realizado um estudo crítico sobre as fontes disponíveis para o estudo do teatro clássico grego, tanto material quanto documental, discutindo seus problemas particulares e destacando as contribuições das evidências materiais. Da mesma forma, é apresentado um estudo de caso em que é feita uma comparação estatística do número de personagens representados na iconografia cerâmica teatral por gênero dramático, em relação à limitação dos atores que poderiam estar em cena simultaneamente no teatro grego. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Museo de Antropología 2022-05-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer reviewed article Artículo revisado por pares Artigo revisado por pares text/html application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/33961 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 15 (2022) ISSUE 1; 45-58 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 15 (2022) NÚMERO 1; 45-58 Revista del Museo de Antropología; Vol 15 (2022) NÚMERO 1; 45-58 1852-4826 1852-060X 10.31048/1852.4826.v15.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/33961/37920 https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/antropologia/article/view/33961/37622 Derechos de autor 2022 Carolina Reznik https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0