dc.contributor.author |
Mackay, Elizabeth |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Amsterdam (University of Amsterdam) |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-10-07T21:09:29Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2017-10-02 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/39104 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The pictorial narrative tradition of Attic black-figure vase-painting has much in common with early Greek oral-traditional epic as represented by the Homeric poems, especially in regard to the traditional techniques and strategies by which narrrative meaning is constructed within a traditional framework, and so comparative analysis of the visual and verbal means by which narrative is expressed can inform the study of both. Oral-traditional epic is characterised by its formulaic repertoire of phrases and situations that consistently carry a significance reaching beyond the immediate context of occurrence, while in black-figure vase-painting, the meaning is constructed largely by combinations of formulaic signs of various kinds; as well as iconographic elements and scene-types, these can involve the pose or stance of individual figures, the relationship between figures, and figures’ position within a scene. Because the reception process of such depictions is less accessible to us now than is the case with later pictorial art, there is a need in the analysis of archaic painting for a specialised hermeneutics (as has indeed long been recognised). In this paper, which presents a part of a broader study of the various narrative techniques in the archaic painting tradition, the seated figure-type in black-figure scenes will be the focus, and it will be argued that within the tradition this figure encodes a special kind of intrinsic meaning, with variable nuances deriving from specific painted details as well as placement in the picture-field in relation to the other figures. Comparison with what seated figures signify in the Homeric epics will provide some confirmation of the propositions. |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Invited lecture |
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dc.rights |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Taking the chair: the seated figure in the traditions of Attic black-figure vase-painting and Homeric epic |
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dc.type |
Presentation |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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pubs.finish-date |
2017-10-02 |
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pubs.start-date |
2017-10-02 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Oral Presentation (Not presented at a conference) |
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pubs.subtype |
Invited |
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pubs.elements-id |
713477 |
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pubs.org-id |
Arts |
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pubs.org-id |
Humanities |
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pubs.org-id |
Classics & Ancient History |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-11-16 |
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