英语词汇thespian的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

thespian. A thespian is an actor, and as an adjective the word means “pertaining to tragedy or dramatic art.” Both words pay tribute to the first professional actor. According to legend, Thespis was a Greek poet of the late sixth century b.c., who re- cited his poems at festivals of the gods around the country; he is even said to have invented tragedy and to have created the first dialogue spoken on the stage in the form of exchanges be- tween himself as an actor reading his poems and responses by a chorus. Thespis is probably a semilegendary figure, his name possibly an assumed one. The popular story that he went around Attica in a cart in which his plays were acted is of doubtful authenticity, but may be partly true. See roscian. In recent times thesping has become theatrical slang for acting.

词汇	thespian
词源	thespian. A thespian is an actor, and as an adjective the word means “pertaining to tragedy or dramatic art.” Both words pay tribute to the first professional actor. According to legend, Thespis was a Greek poet of the late sixth century b.c., who re- cited his poems at festivals of the gods around the country; he is even said to have invented tragedy and to have created the first dialogue spoken on the stage in the form of exchanges be- tween himself as an actor reading his poems and responses by a chorus. Thespis is probably a semilegendary figure, his name possibly an assumed one. The popular story that he went around Attica in a cart in which his plays were acted is of doubtful authenticity, but may be partly true. See roscian. In recent times thesping has become theatrical slang for acting.
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