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Aristophanes (/?ær??st?f?ni?z/ or /??r??st?f?ni?z/;[Greek: ???????????, pronounced [aristop?án??s]; c. 446 ? c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaeum, was a comic playwright… Altro …

Aristophanes (/?ær??st?f?ni?z/ or /??r??st?f?ni?z/;[Greek: ???????????, pronounced [aristop?án??s]; c. 446 ? c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaeum, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his thirty plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy, Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by influential contemporaries; Plato singled out Aristophanes' play The Clouds as slander that contributed to the trial and subsequent condemning to death of Socrates although other satirical playwrights had also caricatured the philosopher. His second play, The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced by the demagogue Cleon as a slander against the Athenian polis. It is possible that the case was argued in court but details of the trial are not recorded and Aristophanes caricatured Cleon mercilessly in his subsequent plays, especially The Knights, the first of many plays that he directed himself. "In my opinion," he says through the Chorus in that play, "the author-director of comedies has the hardest job of all." (????????????????? ????? ??????????? ????? ???????) .(Font. Wikipedia), 2016<

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The Acharnians or Acharnians is the third play ? and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays ? by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BCE on behalf of the youn… Altro …

The Acharnians or Acharnians is the third play ? and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays ? by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BCE on behalf of the young dramatist by an associate, Callistratus, and it won first place at the Lenaia festival. The play is notable for its absurd humour, its imaginative appeal for an end to the Peloponnesian War and for the author's spirited response to condemnations of his previous play, The Babylonians, by politicians such as Cleon, who had reviled it as a slander against the Athenian polis. In The Acharnians, Aristophanes reveals his resolve not to yield to attempts at political intimidation. Along with the other surviving plays of Aristophanes, The Acharnians is one of the few - and oldest - surviving examples of a highly satirical genre of drama known as Old Comedy., 2015<

2016, ISBN: 7400eb77566af4d46f56c1718107eee8

The protagonist, Dikaiopolis, miraculously obtains a private peace treaty with The Spartans and he enjoys the benefits of peace in spite of opposition from some of his fellow Athenians., … Altro …

The protagonist, Dikaiopolis, miraculously obtains a private peace treaty with The Spartans and he enjoys the benefits of peace in spite of opposition from some of his fellow Athenians., 2016<

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