The Greek theater and its dramaFlickinger, Roy C. (Roy Caston)
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The Greek theater and its drama
Flickinger, Roy C. (Roy Caston)
Drama -- Technique; Greek drama -- History and criticism; Theater -- Greece -- History -- To 500
But when the Greek theaters came under Roman influence and were provided
with a stage, these technical terms naturally acquired a somewhat
different significance (Figs. 24 and 62-64).[123] The proscenium was
still the columned wall in front of the scene-building, but it now
stood upon the stage (at the rear), and the stage itself was the
logium. Whenever theophanies required a still higher level, this was
furnished by the top of the proscenium,[124] which was called the
_theologium_ (θεολογεῖον; θεός, “god” + λογεῖον) or “speaking place of
divinities.”[125] The space beneath the stage, or its front wall alone,
was known as the _hyposcenium_ (ὑποσκήνιον; ὑπό, “beneath” + σκηνή).[126]
There were now two sets of parodi, leading upon the stage and into the
orchestra respectively. These two paragraphs are meant for purposes of
orientation and are written from the standpoint of one who believes with
Dörpfeld that in Greek theaters of the classical period actors and chorus
normally moved upon the same level.[127]
[Illustration: FIG. 24.—Cross-Section of the Graeco-Roman Theater at
Ephesus with Names of Its Parts.
See p. 60, n. 2]
[Illustration: FIG. 25.—Theater at Oeniadae in Acarnania
See p. 61, n. 3]
[Illustration: FIG. 26.—Theater and Temple of Apollo at Delphi
See p. 61, n. 4]
[Illustration: FIG. 27.—Theater at Megalopolis in Arcadia
See p. 61, n. 4]
[Illustration: FIG. 28.—Theater at Pergamum in Asia Minor
See p. 61, n. 4]
[Illustration: FIG. 29.—Plan of the Acropolis at Athens
See p. 62, n. 2]
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