Euripides and the Language of Craft (Mnemosyne, Supplements)

"This first in-depth account of Euripides and the visual arts demonstrates how the tragedian used language to visual effect, whether through allusion or actual references to objects, motifs built around real or imaginary objects, or the use of technical terminology. The evidence presented in this study corroborates the concern for realism and the genre detail for which Euripides is parodied in Aristophanes' Frogs and presents him as a man of his time, like Socrates, fully versed in the ways and means of the visual arts as well as the verbal. In revealing the extent of the visual inclination of Euripides' language, this study reflects upon the larger dialogue between text and image, image and text."--Publisher description Euripides and the Language of Craft 4 Contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Preface 10 Abbreviations 26 1. Architecture 28 Introduction 28 The Topography of the City 39 Walls 43 The Language of Architecture 50 Foundations 51 Columns and Supporting Members 63 Superstructures 75 τοῖχος / τεῖχος 111 “Cyclopean” Masonry 117 πυργόω 131 Conclusion 137 2. Sculpture 142 Introduction 142 ἄγαλμα and ἀγάλματα 143 The Aesthetics of Statuary 172 Her Living Image 189 Wiped Clean 199 A Crown of Glory 205 The Wooden Horse 212 Conclusion 219 3. Painting 222 Introduction 222 Landscape in Phaethon’s “Dawn-song” 230 Polyxena, Again 242 Paintings as Instructors 245 Further Technical Developments 259 Vase-painting 268 The Portrayal of Character 282 Ganymede 294 Conclusion 300 4. Ion 302 Introduction 302 Ion and the Acropolis 305 The Ekphrasis of the Parodos 311 The Tent 329 The Art of Weaving 342 The Peplos 348 Many-colored Threads 352 Weaving Metaphors 358 Conclusion 361 5. A Practiced Hand 364 Introduction 364 In the Studio 367 The Language of Art Criticism 387 σχῆμα 388 ῥυθμός/εὐρυθμός 392 ἰδέα 398 παράδειγμα 399 τύπος 400 κανών and στάθμη 407 μίμημα and μιμέομαι 424 Wonderworking 427 The Hand That is Σοφός 442 Conclusion 453 Epilogue 456 Works Cited 462 General Index 488 Euripides Passage Index 512 This first in-depth account of Euripides' relationship with the visual arts demonstrates how frequently the tragedian used language to visual effect, whether through allusion or actual references to objects, motifs built around real or imaginary objects, or the use of technical terminology "This first in-depth account of Euripides and the visual arts demonstrates how the tragedian used language to visual effect, whether through allusion or actual references to objects, motifs built around real or imaginary objects, or the use of technical terminology"--Provided by publisher By Mary Stieber. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [435]-459) And Indexes.