Tragic props and cognitive function :aspects of the function of images in thinking. By Colleen Chaston

Chaston, Colleen (auth.)

ISBN 10: 9004177388 / ISBN 13: 9789004177383

Published by Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, 2010., 2009

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Large octavo (245 x 165 mm), publisher's illustrated hardcover, XX, 269 (+1) pp., with a few b/w-illustrations in the text, previous owner's stamp to front fly leaf (Exlibris H. S. Versnel), a well preserved copy. [MnS - Mnemosyne Supplements; 317]. - ISBN: 9789004177383. - Contents/Inhalt : Introduction. Aristotle's opsis ; The sorts of images we find in tragedy ; Cognitive psychology and the role of imagery in problem solving -- The shield : Aiskhylos, Seven against Thebes : 375-676 -- The urn : Sophokles, Elektra -- The mask of Dionysos : Euripides, Bakkhai. Description based upon print version of record.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and indexes.; English ||| Greek drama (Tragedy) History and criticism; Imagery (Psychology) in literature; Theaters Stage-setting and scenery Greece History; Theater Greece History To 500 - Griechisches Drama (Tragödie) Geschichte und Kritik; Bildsprache (Psychologie) in der Literatur; Theater Bühnenbild und Bühnenbild Griechenland Geschichte; Theater Griechenland Geschichte Bis 500 - [00B | SOD | oR ] 640 g.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tragic props and cognitive function :aspects of the function of images in thinking. By Colleen Chaston
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, Boston, 2010.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004177388
• ISBN 13: 9789004177383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Weight: 640 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • ANTIKE - Classical Antiquity - Mnemosyne Supple...

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Synopsis

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 spectators' intellectual experience of tragic drama. As vehicles for conceptual change the props point to a function of imagery in problem solving. Connections between the visual and the cognitive in tragedy, particularly through image shape and its potential for various meanings, add a new perspective to scholarship on the role of the visual in ancient performance. These connections also add weight to the importance of imagery in contemporary problem solving and creative thought.

About the Author

Colleen Chaston, Ph.D. (2005) in Classics, Victoria University of Wellington, is a Visiting Fellow at The Australian National University.