Tragic props and cognitive function : aspects of the function of images in thinking /

By applying aspects of cognitive psychology to a study of three key tragic props, this book examines the importance of visual imagery in ancient Greek tragedy. The shield, the urn and the mask are props which serve as controls for investigating the connection between visual imagery and the spectator...

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Main Author: Chaston, Colleen.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 317.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

Subjects:

Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.

Imagery (Psychology) in literature.

Theaters > Stage-setting and scenery > History. > Greece

Theater > Greece > History > To 500.