• The Skene Door in the Prologue of Sophocles' Ajax

    Author(s):
    James T. Clark (see profile)
    Date:
    2019
    Subject(s):
    Greek drama (Tragedy), Stagecraft Theatre
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Ajax, Sophocles, Greek tragedy, Stagecraft
    Permanent URL:
    https://doi.org/10.17613/h12s-j720
    Abstract:
    At the start of Sophocles' Ajax Odysseus looks through the skene door. A little later, we hear that Tecmessa has seen through the skene door from within the skene, as she describes seeing Ajax outside. These are probably the only two instances in extant tragedy of a character looking through the skene doorway (when it represents an actual door). This visual motif links with themes of sight that Sophocles introduces to this tragedy.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568525X-12342669
    Publisher:
    Brill
    Pub. Date:
    03 September 2019
    Journal:
    Mnemosyne
    Volume:
    72
    Issue:
    5
    Page Range:
    861 - 866
    ISSN:
    0026-7074
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    1 year ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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