Skip to Main Content
Comedy for Animators
book

Comedy for Animators

by Jonathan Lyons
November 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
200 pages
7h 4m
English
Routledge
Content preview from Comedy for Animators

Chapter 2The Dirt Floor

The Ancient Greeks

Figure 2.1 Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy

Figure 2.1 Thalia, the Greek muse of comedy

Ancient Greek history is not the first place one would think to look for comedy, but that is where Western theater began. In fact, it was the merry-makers who came first. Centuries before Aeschylus, “The father of tragedy,” began writing his plays, traveling troupes of minstrels, jugglers, acrobats, and mimes were putting on shows. The Greeks held celebrations for Dionysus, the god of winemaking, and of ritual madness and ecstasy. The festivals, called Dionysia, began in the rural areas and were held in the months around the winter solstice. It was certainly ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

Directing for Animation

Directing for Animation

Tony Bancroft
Redesigning Animation

Redesigning Animation

Cinzia Bottini
Animated Life

Animated Life

Floyd Norman
Producing Animation

Producing Animation

Catherine Winder, Zahra Dowlatabadi

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781317679547