单词 | skene building |
释义 | > as lemmasskene building A three-dimensional structure or building at the front of an ancient Greek theatre providing a background to the performance; a stage building. Also more fully skene building. Cf. scene n. 1.The skene appears to have originated as a wooden hut in which performers could change masks and in front of which the performance took place. It later developed into a permanent stone structure, often consisting of two storeys decorated with stone columns, and with one or more doors used for entrances and exits. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > [noun] > ancient Greek or Roman > specific part skene1828 1828 Gentleman's Mag. Mar. 233/1 As to the skene..and its compartments, we shall give Mr. Donaldson's account in his own words. 1891 Athenaeum 25 July 139/2 After a short inspection it soon became apparent..that the proposed reconstruction of the skēne building was incorrect. 1899 P. Gardner in Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 19 257 Agatharchus..could paint the front of the skênê to look like a palace with pillars and cornices. 1929 D. S. Robertson Handbk. Greek & Rom. Archit. xvi. 271 The Greek theatre, consisted..of two quite separate parts, a high auditorium..and a much lower stage-building, or skene. 1933 Jrnl. Hellenic Stud. 53 304/1 To this general type, Bulle assigns the skenai of Syracuse, Tyndaris, and many others. 1962 P. D. Arnott Greek Scenic Convent. 5th Cent. B.C. i. 5 A skene of some sort would have been needed by the actors, to serve as a changing room and provide a focal point for entrances. 2010 Hesperia 79 364 There is a rectangular orchestra with a beaten earth floor, sharply delineated on three sides by the cavea seats, and backed by a skene building..with openings for three doors. < as lemmas |
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