Abstract
Recently published research on the ekkyklema has confirmed that within the texts of the plays by all the major writers, previously unrecognised features exist that are specific indicators of the use of this arcane device unique to Greek theatre. Furthermore, vase images that show the device in climactic scenes from those plays confirm the dependability of these indicators. In every case examined so far, where the telltale features are present so is the ekkyklema. This evidence raises the question : were there other plays - for which we have only text fragments - that also shared these features, and therefore used this device as well? Such a discovery would support the importance of this technique in Greek dramaturgy as an iconographic tool for the writers and their sponsors.
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