In The Greek Sense of Theatre J. Michael Walton proposes that we consider Greek tragedy of the fifth...
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In The Greek Sense of Theatre J. Michael Walton proposes that we consider Greek tragedy of the fifth century BC as performance-based, with a visual emphasis overlooked in much classical scholarship.This approach is placed in the context of a visual tradition in the arts in Athens, notably in architecture, sculpture and painting, which reveals a sophisticated appreciation of space and line. A logical extension of this appreciation through other performance elements - such as music and dance - suggests that the Greeks viewed tragedy as a synthesis of other means of perception rather than as the extension of literature it was later to become.
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