When viewed through the lens of the myth, tradition and socio-cultural prac-tices in antiquity, the relationship between Original and Copy has little meaning. In ancient Greece, original creation and repetition are two sides of the same coin. As well argued recently, the Greek polis, always emphasising collective values, has evolved by continuously recreating myths and traditions through their repetition as well as their modification. The production of art falls within this mechanism: the same creative act includes the repeated use of formulae already experimented and in turn enriched

Inquiry on the 'Unstable' Original - Copy Relation: Theoretical Foundations and Application Contexts

Silvana Di Paolo
2018

Abstract

When viewed through the lens of the myth, tradition and socio-cultural prac-tices in antiquity, the relationship between Original and Copy has little meaning. In ancient Greece, original creation and repetition are two sides of the same coin. As well argued recently, the Greek polis, always emphasising collective values, has evolved by continuously recreating myths and traditions through their repetition as well as their modification. The production of art falls within this mechanism: the same creative act includes the repeated use of formulae already experimented and in turn enriched
2018
Istituto di Studi sul Mediterraneo Antico - ISMA - Sede Montelibretti
Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale - ISPC
978-3-86835-249-8
original
copy
rome
greece
near east
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