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 +'''Aristophanes''' , ca. [[456 BC]] – ca. [[386 BC]]) was a [[Ancient Greece|Greek]] dramatist. He is also known as ''the Father of Comedy'' and author of the often performed [[ribald]] classic ''[[Lysistrata]]''.
 +==Works==
 +===Surviving plays===
 +
 +Most of these are traditionally referred to by abbreviations of their ''Latin'' titles; Latin remains a customary language of scholarship in classical studies.
 +* ''[[The Acharnians]]'' ({{Polytonic|Ἀχαρνεῖς}} ''Acharneis''; Attic {{Polytonic|Ἀχαρνῆς}}; [[Latin language|Latin]]: ''{{lang|la|Acharnenses}}'') (425 BC)
 +* ''[[The Knights]]'' ({{Polytonic|Ἱππεῖς}} ''Hippeis''; Attic {{Polytonic|Ἱππῆς}}; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Equites}}'') (424 BC)
 +* ''[[The Clouds]]'' ({{Polytonic|Νεφέλαι}} ''Nephelai''; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Nubes}}'') (original 423 BC, uncompleted revised version from 419 BC – 416 BC survives)
 +* ''[[The Wasps]]'' ({{Polytonic|Σφήκες}} ''Sphekes''; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Vespae}}'') (422 BC)
 +* ''[[Peace (play)|Peace]]'' ({{Polytonic|Εἰρήνη}} ''Eirene''; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Pax}}'') (first version, 421 BC)
 +* ''[[The Birds (play)|The Birds]]'' ({{Polytonic|Ὄρνιθες}} ''Ornithes''; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Aves}}'') (414 BC)
 +* ''[[Lysistrata]]'' ({{Polytonic|Λυσιστράτη}}) (411 BC)
 +* ''[[Thesmophoriazusae]]'' or ''The Women Celebrating the Thesmophoria'' ({{Polytonic|Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι}} (first version, c. 411 BC)
 +* ''[[The Frogs]]'' ({{Polytonic|Βάτραχοι}} ''Batrachoi''; Latin: ''{{lang|la|Ranae}}'') (405 BC)
 +* ''[[Assemblywomen|Ecclesiazusae]]'' or ''The Assemblywomen''; ({{Polytonic|Ἐκκλησιάζουσαι}}) (c. 392 BC)
 +* ''Wealth'' ({{Polytonic|Πλοῦτος}}; Latin ''[[Plutus (play)|Plutus]]'') (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 +The standard modern edition of the fragments is Kassel-Austin, Poetae Comici Graeci III.2; Kock-numbers are now outdated and should not be used.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 (play)|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''
 +
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Aristophanes , ca. 456 BC – ca. 386 BC) was a Greek dramatist. He is also known as the Father of Comedy and author of the often performed ribald classic Lysistrata.

Contents

Works

Surviving plays

Most of these are traditionally referred to by abbreviations of their Latin titles; Latin remains a customary language of scholarship in classical studies.

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




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