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'''Aristophanes''' ({{Unicode|Ἀριστοφάνης}}, {{pronEng|ˌær<s>ɪ</s>ˈstɒfəniːz}} in English, ca. 446 BC – ca. 386 BC), son of Philippos, was a [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] Old Comic [[dramatist]]. He is also known as ''the Father of [[Comedy]]'' and ''the Prince of Ancient Comedy''.<ref>[http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1]</ref> |
'''Aristophanes''' ({{Unicode|Ἀριστοφάνης}}, {{pronEng|ˌær<s>ɪ</s>ˈstɒfəniːz}} in English, ca. 446 BC – ca. 386 BC), son of Philippos, was a [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] Old Comic [[dramatist]]. He is also known as ''the Father of [[Comedy]]'' and ''the Prince of Ancient Comedy''.<ref>[http://manybooks.net/support/b/brewere/brewere1143111431-8.exp.html Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1]</ref> |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
Revision as of 19:42, 22 October 2008
Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης, Template:PronEng in English, ca. 446 BC – ca. 386 BC), son of Philippos, was a Greek Old Comic dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy.[1]
Works
Surviving plays
- The Acharnians (Ἀχαρνεῖς Acharneis, Latin: Acharnenses) (425 BC)
- The Knights (Ἱππεῖς Hippeis Latin: Equites) (424 BC)
- The Clouds (Νεφέλαι Nephelai Latin: Nubes) (original 423 BC, uncompleted revised version from 419 BC – 416 BC survives)
- The Wasps (Σφήκες Sphekes Latin: Vespae) (422 BC)
- Peace (Εἰρήνη Eirene Latin: Pax) (first version, 421 BC)
- The Birds (Ὄρνιθες Ornithes Latin: Aves) (414 BC)
- Lysistrata (Λυσιστράτη) (411 BC)
- Thesmophoriazusae or The Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria (Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι (first version, c. 411 BC)
- The Frogs (Βάτραχοι Batrachoi Latin: Ranae) (405 BC)
- Ecclesiazusae or The Assemblywomen (Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι) (c. 392 BC)
- Plutus or Wealth (Πλοῦτος) (second version, 388 BC)
Datable non-surviving (lost) plays
The standard modern edition of the fragments is Kassel-Austin, Poetae Comici Graeci III.2; Kock-numbers are now outdated and should not be used.
- Banqueters (427 BC)
- Babylonians (426 BC)
- Farmers (424 BC)
- Merchant Ships (423 BC)
- Clouds (first version) (423 BC)
- Proagon (422 BC)
- Amphiaraos (414 BC)
- Plutus (Wealth, first version, 408 BC)
- Gerytades (uncertain, probably 407 BC)
- Kokalos (387 BC)
- Aiolosikon (second version, 386 BC)
Undated non-surviving (lost) plays
- Aiolosikon (first version)
- Anagyros
- Frying-Pan Men
- Daidalos
- Danaids
- Centaur
- Heroes
- Lemnian Women
- Old Age
- Peace (second version)
- Phoenician Women
- Polyidos
- Seasons
- Storks
- Telemessians
- Triphales
- Thesmophoriazusae (Women at the Thesmophoria Festival, second version)
- Women in Tents
- Attributed (doubtful, possibly by Archippos)
- Dionysos Shipwrecked
- Islands
- Niobos
- Poetry
Aristophanes in fiction
- Acropolis Now (radio) - this is a comedy radio show for the BBC set in Ancient Greece. It features Aristophanes, Socrates and many other famous Greeks. (Not to be confused with the Australian sitcom of the same name)
- Aristophanes, and most frequently The Clouds, is mentioned frequently by the character Menedemos in the Hellenic Traders series of novels by H N Turteltaub.
- Aristophanes Against the World was a radio play by Martyn Wade and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Loosely based on several of his plays, it featured Clive Merrison as Aristophanes.
- In The Odd Couple, Oscar and Felix are on Password, and when the password is bird, Felix’s clue is Aristophanes because he wrote a play called The Birds. After failing to guess it, Oscar says that the clue is ridiculous, and then when it’s Oscar’s turn to give the clue on the team’s next shot, the password is ridiculous and Oscar’s clue is Aristophanes, to which Felix instantly responds, ‘Ridiculous!’
- Aristophanes was also featured in "The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior" as a main character.
See also
- Agathon
- Theatre of ancient Greece
- Greek literature
- Asteroid 2934 Aristophanes, named after the dramatist
References
Further reading
- Henderson, Jeffrey The Maculate Muse: Obscene Language in Attic Comedy 1991 Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-506685-5
- reviewed by W.J. Slater, Phoenix, Vol. 30, No. 3 (Autumn, 1976), pp. 291-293 doi:10.2307/1087300
- Platter, Charles. Aristophanes and the Carnival of Genres (Arethusa Books). Baltimore, MD; London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 (hardcover, ISBN 0-8018-8527-2).
- Lee, Jae Num. "Scatology in Continental Satirical Writings from Aristophanes to Rabelais" and "English Scatological Writings from Skelton to Pope." Swift and Scatological Satire. Albuquerque: U of New Mexico P, 1971. 7-22; 23-53.
- Aristophanes and the Comic Hero by Cedric H. Whitman Author(s) of Review: H. Lloyd Stow The American Journal of Philology, Vol. 87, No. 1 (Jan., 1966), pp. 111-113
- G. M. Sifakis The Structure of Aristophanic Comedy The Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 112, 1992 (1992), pp. 123-142 doi:10.2307/632156
External links
- The Eleven Comedies (in translation) at eBooks @ Adelaide
- Aristophanes Texts Biography and texts of Aristophanes
- The texts of Aristophanes' plays (in translation)
- Works by Aristophanes at Project Gutenberg
- Contribution to the English Language
- List of films based on Aristophanes plays
- Today's Audiences Just Don't Get Me Satirical article written "by" Aristophanes at The Onion
- Life of Aristophanes
- Hubert Parry wrote music for The Birds
- SORGLL: Aristophanes, Birds 227-62; read by Stephen Daitz