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Aristophanes

Comedy Writer Classical Athens

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Aristophanes is a comedy writer from Classical Athens, best known for Frogs.

Quick Facts About Aristophanes

Nationality
Classical Athens
Profession
Comedy Writer
Notable works
Frogs
Known for
Assemblywomen, Lysistrata, Thesmophoriazusae, The Frogs, The Clouds

About 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 them won the first prize in their respective competitions.

Biography source: Wikipedia

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