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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>{{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> "Sock and Buskin" also commonly refers to a pair of masks, one crying and one laughing, that have widely come to represent the [[performing arts]], since appearing as early as 700 AD.<ref name="AcademiaAesthetics">{{cite web |title=Sock and Buskin by Artist Unknown |url=https://academiaaesthetics.com/gallery/sock-and-buskin/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9CSock%20and%20Buskin%E2%80%9D%20are,Greek%20theater%3A%20comedy%20and%20tragedy. |website=AcademiaAesthetics.com |access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>
'''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>{{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.<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>
[[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.<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>

Revision as of 23:14, 14 May 2024

For the Canadian university theatre troupe, see Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company.

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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    Sock
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    Buskin

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "MASK (SOCK AND BUSKIN / COMEDY AND TRAGEDY)". symbolsproject.eu. Archived from the original on 2023-10-27. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ "CentreCyclopedia - Sock and Buskin". sc.centre.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  3. ^ Council, Stevenage Borough. "Introducing Sock and Buskin". www.stevenage.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-01.


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