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The '''sock''' and '''buskin''' are two ancient symbols of [[comedy]] and [[tragedy]]. In Greek theatre, actors in tragic roles wore a boot called a [[buskin]] (Latin ''cothurnus'') that elevated them above the other actors. The actors with comedic roles only wore a thin soled shoe called a [[Soccus|sock]] (Latin ''soccus''). |
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{{for|the Canadian university theatre troupe|Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company}} |
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'''Sock and buskin''' are ancient symbols of [[comedy]] and [[tragedy]]. In [[Theatre of ancient Greece|ancient Greek theatre]], actors in tragic roles wore a boot called a [[buskin]] ([[Latin]] ''[[cothurnus]]'') while the actors with comedic roles wore only a thin-soled shoe called a [[Soccus|sock]] (Latin ''[[soccus]]'').<ref name="symbolsproject">{{Cite web |title=Mask (Sock and Buskin / Comedy and Tragedy) |url=https://symbolsproject.eu/explore/human/profession/civil/mask-sock-and-buskin-/-comedy-and-tragedy.aspx |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=symbolsproject.eu |archive-date=2023-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027190109/https://symbolsproject.eu/explore/human/profession/civil/mask-sock-and-buskin-/-comedy-and-tragedy.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CentreCyclopedia - Sock and Buskin |url=https://sc.centre.edu/ency/s/sockbuskin.html |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=sc.centre.edu}}</ref> |
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[[Melpomene]], the muse of tragedy, is often depicted holding the tragic mask and wearing buskins. [[Thalia (muse)|Thalia]], the muse of comedy, is similarly associated with the mask of comedy and comic’s socks. Some people refer to the masks themselves as “Sock and Buskin”. |
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Accordingly, several theatre organizations are known by the name: |
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* [[Sock and Buskin (Brown University)|Sock and Buskin at Brown University]] |
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* [[Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company| Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company at Carleton University]] - [http://ww.socknbuskin.com Sock 'n' Buskin Website found here] |
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The sock and buskin, like the [[comedy and tragedy masks]], are associated with two Greek Muses, [[Melpomene]] and [[Thalia (muse)|Thalia]]. Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and holding the mask of tragedy, while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often depicted wearing the comic's socks and holding the mask of comedy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Council |first=Stevenage Borough |title=Introducing Sock and Buskin |url=https://www.stevenage.gov.uk/stevenage-museum/blog/introducing-sock-and-buskin |access-date=2024-02-01 |website=www.stevenage.gov.uk |language=English}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book|author=Charles Mackay|title=A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and His Contemporaries Traced Etymologically to the Ancient Language of the British People as Spoken Before the Irruption of the Danes and Saxons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKXTAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA48|year=1887|publisher=S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington|pages=48}} |
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Sock and buskin are ancient symbols of comedy and tragedy. In ancient Greek theatre, actors in tragic roles wore a boot called a buskin (Latin cothurnus) while the actors with comedic roles wore only a thin-soled shoe called a sock (Latin soccus).[1][2]
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The sock and buskin, like the comedy and tragedy masks, are associated with two Greek Muses, Melpomene and Thalia. Melpomene, the Muse of tragedy, is often depicted wearing buskins and holding the mask of tragedy, while Thalia, the Muse of comedy, is often depicted wearing the comic's socks and holding the mask of comedy.[3]
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[edit]- ^ "Mask (Sock and Buskin / Comedy and Tragedy)". symbolsproject.eu. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "CentreCyclopedia - Sock and Buskin". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ Council, Stevenage Borough. "Introducing Sock and Buskin". www.stevenage.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
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