#1 Flashcards
Art & literature in (480BC-323 C.)
What were the 3 kinds of play in Athenian Drama?
1) Tragedy 2) Satyr 3) Comedy
Elaborate on the Tragedy Plays in Athenian (2)
1) invented by 6th c. BC
2) Usually mythical characters
Elaborate on Satyr plays in Athenian (3)
1) 3 authors chosen per tragedy contest - 4 plays per author - 1 day per author - then vote who is the best
2) Evidence of Athens wealth can afford plays.
3) Dionysian is often depicted in these plays
Who is Dionysian?
the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy and theatre in ancient Greek religion and myth.
Elaborate on Comedy (3)
1) Mythical and contemporary characters
2) Often comments and mocks current events and politics
3) 5th century
Athenian Drama: Theatres and Staging (3)
1) Dramatic contest held during festivals for the god Dionysian
2) All performers were men
3) Actors - Spoke Chorus - sing/ dancers and at times do not know what the hell is going on to add to story
Describe the three sections of the staging
1) Theatron - seats
2) Orchestra - Performance of chorus (sing/dance)
3) Skene - Stage backdrop, used for exit/entrance and dressing room
How was competition achieved in drama’s?
it invloved many citizens of the polis
Who chose the playwrights and the professional actors?
The archons
Who were the plays funded by?
Plays were funded by wealthy citizens as a public service- CHREGOS
How did they determine who won the winning playwright?
Chosen by citizen judges
What relationships did the stories concentrate on? (3)
Relationship between human and god
Relationship between families
Relationship between family and polis
At times, tragedies can be based on real events. Name three.
Phrynichus, The Fall of Miletus (490); Aeschylus, Persian (472BCE)
Sophicles Antigone, what is the premise?
Creon all about laws and the polies.
Moral of story - Creon was wrong to not follow the divine rules. They also say that wisdom is necessary for happiness. & if the gods are wrong, you’re going to pay.
Plays like Antigone explore what happens when religious values, and civic values clash: a vital issue for all citizens of the polis.
the Bronze sculpture of charioteer what year was it discovered and who was it dedicated by? and what did it read at base?
1) 470’s BCE
2) Dedicated by the tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily
3) Base reads: Polyzalus dedicated me…. Make him prosper, honoured Apollo
Characterisitcs of classical art?
1) Calm
2) Harmonious elements
3) Carefully porpotioned/ balanced
When was the Bronze status of Zeus or Poseidon found?
c. 460 BC, found in an ancient shipwreck.
Name some characteristics of the Bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon
1) Beard - means he is old
2) Body of a 20 year old
3) Body is sensationalized
5thc. BCE fortification walls on the Acropolis of Athens -
Reused columns that had fallen due to persian 2nd offense
Describe the The Athenian Acropolis (2)
1) First Unified temple complex in the Greek world
2) Centrally planned, build over time ( 447-404BC)
The Athenian Acropolis three key parts ?
1) Parthenon - dedicated to the city’s patron deity Athena
2) Propylaea - the structure forming the entrance to a temple.
3) Erehtheum - house the ancient wooden cult statue of Athena and generally glorify the great city at the height of its power and influence
Describe the Parthenon
Dedicated to the city patron deity Athena
Describe the Propylaea?
The structure forming the entrance to the temple
Describe the Eretheum
House of ancient wooden cult statue of Athena and gernerally glorify the great city at the height of power and influence
What is the statue of Athena called that overlooked Acropolis? and time period
Promachos 5ht BC
The three key figures of Acropolis show us….?
How much Athenians loved art and how they could resembel this art as a reflection of their power and status
Parthenon, the temple of Athena was called ….? and was build ….?
1) The maiden
2) 447 - 432 BC
Athenus statue
horses on her head (helmet - warrior like), griffins and sphinix on her helmet - mythological creatures, figuire on her right hand has wings (Nike) goddes of winning.
Sacred snake
Statue is glorifiad the city of Athens - Preferred place of Gods. Political / Military messages (propaganda)
cult means what in greek mythology
Religion institution
Cult epihets
indicated the sphere over which a deity presides
When was the Erechtheum build and name two characteristics of it
1) Has many mythical events in Athens and several deities
2) Mythical king Erectheus (son of Hephasteus and Earth)
421-406BCE
when did it take place and what first section did we focus on in this 1/4 topics in it - Classical Period
480BC - 323C.
ART AND LITERATURE
