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Here we present selected parts of the very interesting paper titled “The Astronomical Orientation of Ancient Greek Theatres in Relation to the Topography and the Greek Mythology“, by George Pantazis. Continue reading “Ancient Greek theatres; astronomically oriented?”
During the Lorenz Eitner Lecture at Stanford, classics scholar Peter Meineck explored how cognitive research methods shed light on the ancient and contemporary theatrical experience. Continue reading “What Can Neuroscience Tell us about Greek Theatre?”
During the Lorenz Eitner Lecture at Stanford, classics scholar Peter Meineck explored how cognitive research methods shed light on the ancient and contemporary theatrical experience.
By Stephen Sansom Continue reading “What Can Neuroscience Tell us about Greek Theatre?”
Over 2000 years may have elapsed since masked Greek tragedies had their heyday on stage in Athens, but some of the most modern neuroscience may be able to give classicists a better understanding of how the ancients watched and thought about those plays that today exist only on paper. Continue reading “Neuroscience gets behind the mask of Greek theatre”
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