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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''). |
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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[[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 |
[[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."<ref>{{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}}</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
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Several theatre organizations are known by the name: |
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* [[Sock and Buskin (Brown University)|Sock and Buskin at Brown University]] |
* [[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] |
* [[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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==See also== |
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*[[Theatre of ancient Greece]] |
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==References== |
==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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Revision as of 17:05, 20 October 2017
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 sock (Latin soccus).
Melpomene, the muse of tragedy, is often depicted holding the tragic mask and wearing buskins. 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."[1]
In popular culture
Several theatre organizations are known by the name:
- Sock and Buskin at Brown University
- Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company at Carleton University - Sock 'n' Buskin Website found here
See also
References
- ^ Charles Mackay (1887). 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. S. Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington. p. 48.