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Aristophanes (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ s t ɒ f ə n iː z /; [2] Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. [3]
Pages in category "Films based on works by Aristophanes" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. W.
Films based on works by Aristophanes (1 C, 1 P) Operas based on works by Aristophanes (5 P) L. Works based on Lysistrata (1 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Adaptations of ...
The Frogs (Ancient Greek: Βάτραχοι, romanized: Bátrakhoi; Latin: Ranae, often abbreviated Ran. or Ra.) is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens, in 405 BC and received first place. [1]
According to Aristotle, comedy was slow to gain official acceptance because nobody took it seriously, [5] yet only 60 years after comedy first appeared at the City Dionysia, Aristophanes observed that producing comedies was the most difficult work of all. [6]
2016: Animator Richard Williams's Oscar-nominated short film, Prologue, is "the first part of a feature film loosely based on Aristophanes’ anti-war play Lysisrata." [58] 2016: Writer-director Matt Cooper's film comedy Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? is about a Texas town whose women go on a sex strike to make their menfolk abandon their love ...
Peace (Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη Eirḗnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It won second prize at the City Dionysia where it was staged just a few days before the validation of Peace of Nicias, which promised to end the ten-year-old Peloponnesian War, in 421 BC. The play is notable for ...
Pages in category "Plays by Aristophanes" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. The Acharnians;
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