The Atlantic: Aristophanes: A Study
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Aristophanes
Aristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens. He wrote forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete. The majority of his surviving plays belong to the genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are considered its most valuable examples. Aristophanes's plays were performed at the religious festivals of Athens, mostly the City Dionysia and the Lenaia, and several of th…
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culture · Classical Athenian comic playwright (c. 446 – c. 386 BC) · comedy writer · playwright · poet · writer · also Aristophanes, Father of Comedy
Born 448 BC · Died 386 BC · Q43353
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2022· 2 entries
JSTOR Daily: Pericles on Stage: Political Comedy in Aristophanes' Early Plays
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2017· 2 entries
Forbes: Philosophy Leads To Father-Beating: Or, Why All Parents Should Read Aristophanes' Clouds
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The Financial Times: Aristophanes: Humans Become Machines — ‘bass-heavy and dynamic’
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2015· 1 entry
The Fader: Meet Aristophanes 貍貓, The Taiwanese Rapper Who’s On Grimes’ Next Album
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1959· 1 entry
That established a trend in modern Greek history of breaking taboos through the voice of Aristophanes
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1917· 1 entry
Declared that the ancient dramatist would have a permanent place in proletarian theatre and yet conservative, Prussian intellectuals interpreted Aristophanes as a satirical opponent of social reform
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