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August 26, 2010–January 3, 2011 at the Getty Villa

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The Art of Ancient Greek Theater


The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
Edited by Mary Louise Hart

The origins of tragedy and comedy, as well as evidence of many plays that have been lost to history, are revealed through classical Greek painting and sculpture.

(Hardcover, $50.00)
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Pots and Plays: Interactions between Tragedy and Greek Vase-painting of the Fourth Century


Pots & Plays: Interactions between Tragedy and Greek Vase-painting of the Fourth Century B.C.
By Oliver Taplin

This interdisciplinary study opens up a fascinating interaction between art and theater, showing how the mythological vase-paintings of fourth-century-B.C. Greeks are informed by the myths enacted in tragedies.

(Hardcover, $75.00)
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