Aristophanes (/ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from...
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up Aristophanes, Aristophanean, Aristófanes, or Ἀριστοφάνης in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Aristophanes may also refer to: 2934 Aristophanes, a small...
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Aristophanes of Byzantium (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης ὁ Βυζάντιος Aristophánēs ho Buzántios; Byzantium c. 257 – Alexandria c. 185–180 BC) was a Hellenistic Greek...
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Lysistrata (redirect from Lysistrata (Aristophanes))
Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē, lit. 'army disbander') is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BCE. It is a comic account...
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The Clouds (redirect from The Clouds of Aristophanes)
in all Aristophanes' early plays and his attempts to prosecute Aristophanes for slander in 426 had merely added fuel to the fire. Aristophanes however...
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The Frogs (redirect from Frogs of Aristophanes)
Agócs, Peter (2024). Aristophanes' Frogs Study Guide. London: UCL Department of Greek and Latin. Dover, Kenneth (1997). Aristophanes' Frogs. New York: Clarendon...
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of inserting the root of a radish into the anus. It is mentioned by Aristophanes as a punishment for adultery in Classical Athens in the fifth and fourth...
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Symposium (Plato) (section Aristophanes' speech)
Agathon and Aristophanes that a skillful playwright should be able to write comedy as well as tragedy (223d). When Agathon and Aristophanes fall asleep...
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between choruses. In fact eight of Aristophanes' eleven surviving plays are named after the Chorus. In Aristophanes' time, the Chorus in tragedy was relatively...
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The Birds (play) (redirect from Birds (Aristophanes))
1982 Aristophanes – Birds Shepard, Richard F. (June 2, 1983). "Stage: 'The Birds' by Aristophanes". The New York Times. Daitz, Stephen G. "Aristophanes' Birds...
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