1. Aristophanes - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Many of aristophanes plays were political, and often satirized wellknown citizens of Athens and their conduct in the Peloponnesian War and after. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes

Aristophanes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about the 5-4th century BC dramatist. For the 2nd century BC grammarian, see Aristophanes of Byzantium Sketch of Aristophanes Aristophanes pronounced /ˌ¦r ˈstɒfəniːz/ in English, ca. 456 BC – ca. 386 BC ), son of Philippus, was a Greek Old Comic dramatist . He is also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy Contents Biography Works Surviving plays Non-surviving plays ... edit Biography The place and exact date of his birth are unknown, but he was around thirty in the 420s BCE when he achieved sudden brilliant success in the Theater of Dionysus with his Banqueters . He lived in the deme of Kudathenaion (the same as that of the leading Athenian statesman Cleon ) which implies he was from a relatively wealthy family and, accordingly, well educated. He is famous for writing comedies such as The Birds for the two Athenian dramatic festivals: the City Dionysia and the Lenaia . He wrote forty plays, eleven of which survive; his plays are the only surviving complete examples of Old Attic Comedy , although extensive fragments of the work of his rough contemporaries Cratinus and Eupolis survive. Many of Aristophanes' plays were

2. Aristophanes (c. 448-380 B.C.) Biography of Greek playwright aristophanes, plus links to all of his surviving plays. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc13.htm

Aristophanes Of all the writers of " Old Comedy ", only one remains. Lost forever are the works of Chionides Magnes , Ecphantides, Cratinus Crates , and Eupolis. All the extant comedies of the fifth century B.C. belong to one manAristophanes. On his shoulders alone rests the reputation of an entire age of comedy. Fortunately, by most accounts Aristophanes was the greatest comic writer of his day. By the time Aristophanes began to write his comedies, democracy had already begun to sour for the Athenians. The people were increasingly demoralized by the ongoing conflicts of the Peloponnesian War and the loss of their greatest hero, Pericles , had been taken from them and replaced by unscrupulous politicians such as Cleon and Hyperbolus. It is little wonder, therefore, that Aristophanes laughter is tinged, even from the beginning, with tones of apprehension and grief. Aristophanes' first two comedies

3. Aristophanes And His Comedies Biography of the ancient Greek dramatist aristophanes and analysis of his poetic qualities. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/aristophanes001.html

ARISTOPHANES AND HIS COMEDIES This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 2 . ed. Alfred Bates. London: Historical Publishing Company, 1906. pp. 7-16. Purchase Plays by Aristophanes The strongest testimony in favor of Aristophanes is that of Plato, who, in one of his epigrams, says that "the Graces chose his soul for their abode." The philosopher was a constant reader of the comedian, sending to Dionysius the elder a copy of the Clouds , from which to make himself acquainted with the Athenian republic. This was not intended merely as a description of the unbridled democratic freedom then prevailing at Athens, but as an example of the poet's thorough knowledge of the world, and of the political conditions of what was then the world's metropolis. In his Symposium , Plato makes Aristophanes deliver a discourse on love, which the latter explains in a sensual manner, but with remarkable originality. At the end of the banquet, Aristodemus, who was one of the guests, fell asleep, "and, as the nights were long, took a good rest. When he was awakened, toward daybreak, by the crowing of cocks, the others were also asleep or had gone away, and there remained awake only Aristophanes, Agathon and Socrates, who were drinking out of a large goblet that was passed around, while Socrates was discoursing to them. Aristodemus did not hear all the discourse, for he was only half awake; but he remembered Socrates insisting to the other two that the genius of comedy was the same as that of tragedy, and that the writer of the one should also be a writer of the other. To this they were compelled to assent, being sleepy, and not quite understanding what he meant. And first Aristophanes fell asleep, and then, when the day was dawning, Agathon."

4. Aristophanes A biography of the Greek comedy writer; includes a list of related links. http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/aristophanes_001.html

Home Ancient Theatre Medieval Theatre 16th Century ... Email Us ARISTOPHANES (c. 448-385 B.C.) T HE literary activity of the famous Greek comedy writer, Aristophanes, covered a period of forty years. During that time the telling satire of his pen was brought to bear alike on prominent men, political trends, and social foibles. Of the forty plays known to be genuine products of his genius eleven remain for posterity. But these easily prove that for wit, rollicking humor, invention, and skill in the use of language Aristophanes has never been surpassed. Of the poet's life we know very little. Even the place of his birth is in doubt. His family, however, evidently had some wealth for the poet's education was obviously one of the best. In politics he supported the aristocratic peace party with all the force of an impetuous nature. Classical commentators have divided the work of Aristophanes into three periods. The first period ended about 421 B.C. and included two of his lost plays as well as five of the surviving ones. For some reason Aristophanes' first three plays were brought out under the name of one of his actors. They included the two lost plays

5. Aristophanes - Biography And Works aristophanes. Biography of aristophanes and a searchable collection of works. http://www.online-literature.com/aristophanes/

The Literature Network Authors: 260 Books: 2,327 Forum Members: 44,745 Forum Posts: 513,581 Subscribe Teacher Accounts with student management and more. Home Authors Shakespeare Bible ... Aristophanes Aristophanes addthis_pub = 'ChrisWebPub'; Search all of Aristophanes Advanced Search Aristophanes (c.448 B.C.–c.388 B.C) , Greek playwright and comic poet, whose surviving plays are the only extant examples of Greek Old Comedy. Exact details of his birthplace and life are not known, but most likely he was educated in and lived in Athens. Besides his many dramatic works, much poetry is attributed to him. Many of Aristophane's rollicking comedies were written for and performed during the religious festivals Dionysia and Lenea. The Acharnians (425) was one of many to win him first prize. The Knights (424), with Aristophanes himself acting as Cleon, is a controversial and unapologetic attack of the demagogue Cleon. The Clouds (423) critical of the Sophists, contains the famous scene of the Just and the Unjust argument, the cloud-maidens representative of metaphysical meanderings. It was followed by Peace Inspired by the Peloponnesian War

6. Aristophanes --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on aristophanes the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy and the one whose works have been preserved in http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9109588/Aristophanes

var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Introduction Life and career Dramatic and literary achievements The plays Babylonians Acharnians Knights Clouds ... Wealth Major Works Works Texts Recommended editions Additional Reading ... Print this Table of Contents Linked Articles Peloponnesian War Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Aristophanes Page 1 of 18 born c. BC died c. BC the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy and the one whose works have been preserved in greatest quantity. He is the only extant representative of the Old Comedy Aristophanes... (75 of 17318 words) To read the full article, activate your FREE Trial Commonly Asked Questions About Aristophanes Close Enable free complete viewings of Britannica premium articles when linked from your website or blog-post.

7. The Internet Classics Archive | Works By Aristophanes List of works by aristophanes, part of the Internet Classics Archive. http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/browse-Aristophanes.html

Home Search Buy Books and CD-ROMs ... Help Works by Aristophanes The Acharnians Written 425 B.C.E Read discussion : 10 comments The Birds Written 414 B.C.E Read discussion : 6 comments The Clouds Written 419 B.C.E Read discussion : 23 comments The Ecclesiazusae Written 390 B.C.E Read discussion : 3 comments The Frogs Written 405 B.C.E Read discussion : 51 comments The Knights Written 424 B.C.E Read discussion : 18 comments Peace Written 421 B.C.E Read discussion : 6 comments Plutus Written 380 B.C.E Read discussion : 4 comments The Thesmophoriazusae Written 411 B.C.E Read discussion : 3 comments The Wasps Written 422 B.C.E Read discussion : 10 comments

8. The Classic Text: Aristophanes The plays of aristophanes are the only surviving complete examples of Old Greek Comedy, all written between 427 and 385 B.C. His contemporaries thought http://www.uwm.edu/Library/special/exhibits/clastext/clspg033.htm

T he plays of Aristophanes are the only surviving complete examples of Old Greek Comedy, all written between 427 and 385 B.C. His contemporaries thought highly of his works, and awarded him many prizes for his plays. His success was attributed to his fresh and charming meters and lyrics. As much as Aristophanes was intellectual and imaginative and could design comic situations with ease and style, he often lacked humor and emotion. A political conservative, who often felt himself "in opposition" to the government, Aristophanes held a strong mistrust for social, religious, literary and musical innovations. A ristophanes' plays have remained important throughout the years as the work of a master playwright and have achieved notoriety because they are the only surviving examples of Old Greek Comedy. I n the Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club , the editors include a discussion of the importance and success of the plays of Aristophanes. They include quotations from the introduction to the Limited Editions Club edition of The Birds in 1959, written by scholar and translator, Dudley Fitts:

9. Perseus Encyclopedia aristophanes, judged in antiquity to be the foremost poet of the ‘old’ Attic In his dialogue Symposion, Plato portrays aristophanes as being at home http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0004:id=aris

10. Aristophanes - MSN Encarta aristophanes (448?385 bc), Athenian playwright, considered one of the greatest writers of comedy in literary history. His plays have been produced http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575957/aristophanes.html

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11. Great Books Index - Aristophanes aristophanes Great Books Index. GREAT BOOKS INDEX. aristophanes (447about 380 BC). An Index to Online Great Books in English Translation http://books.mirror.org/gb.aristophanes.html

GREAT BOOKS INDEX Aristophanes (447about 380 BC) An Index to Online Great Books in English Translation AUTHORS/HOME TITLES ABOUT GB INDEX BOOK LINKS Plays by Aristophanes Acharnians Knights Clouds Wasps ... Articles The Acharnians (about 425 BC) HTML edition in small sections (Perseus, Tufts) Translated by Jeffery Henderson. Greek text also available. HTML edition in one document (Classics Archive, 130KB) Text of play in one file (Adelaide, 80KB) [Back to Top of Page] The Knights (about 424 BC) HTML edition in small sections (Perseus, Tufts) Translated by Eugene O'Neill, Jr. Greek text also available. HTML edition in one document (Classics Archive, 140KB) Text of play in one file (Adelaide, 90KB) [Back to Top of Page] The Clouds (about 423419 BC) HTML edition in small sections (Perseus, Tufts) Translated by Jeffery Henderson. Greek text also available. HTML edition in one document (Classics Archive, 160KB) Text of play in one file (Adelaide, 100KB) [Back to Top of Page] The Wasps (about 422 BC) HTML edition in small sections (Perseus, Tufts) Translated by Eugene O'Neill, Jr. Greek text also available.

12. Aristophanes Internet Classics Archive aristophanes plays - web texts The Acharnians - Summary and analysis of the play by aristophanes. http://pirate.shu.edu/~cottereu/aristophanes.htm

Greek Plays - links to translations of each] GENERAL Aristophanes: Survey (1 pg, links) Aristophanes and Greek Old Comedy Introduction to Old Comedy Complete Plays of Aristophanes web texts Internet Classics Archive - Aristophanes' plays - web texts Primary Texts for Browsing in Perseus All About Aristophanes, in Perseus (English Index) Aristophanes and His Comedies Biography of the Greek dramatist and analysis of his poetic qualities. Political and Social Satire of Aristophanes A general analysis of the poet's social and political satire. The Character of Aristophanes A brief examination of the poet's private character. PLAYS The Acharnians - Summary and analysis of the play by Aristophanes. The Birds - Summary and analysis of the play by Aristophanes. The Birds - text of the play The Clouds - Analysis of the play by Aristophanes. The Clouds - text of the play The Frogs - Summary of the play by Aristophanes.

13. Aristophanes Links to information about aristophanes, and books about the Greek playwright aristophanes. http://www.aristophanes.com/

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15. Aristophanes Quotes - The Quotations Page aristophanes; High thoughts must have high language. aristophanes, Frogs, 405 B.C.; You have all the characteristics of a popular politician a horrible http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Aristophanes/

Quotation Search by keyword or author: Home Weblog Quotes of the Day Motivational ... Read books online at our other site: The Literature Page Quotations by Author Aristophanes (450 BC - 388 BC) Greek Athenian comic dramatist [more author details] Showing quotations 1 to 8 of 8 total A man may learn wisdom even from a foe. Aristophanes High thoughts must have high language. Aristophanes Frogs, 405 B.C. - More quotations on: [ Language Shall I crack any of those old jokes, master, At which the audience never fail to laugh? Aristophanes Frogs, 405 B.C. You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner. Aristophanes Knights, 424 B.C. - More quotations on: [ Politicians A man's homeland is wherever he prospers. Aristophanes Plutus, 388 B.C. - More quotations on: [ Home Under every stone lurks a politician. Aristophanes Thesmophoriazusae, 410 B.C. - More quotations on: [ Politicians Let each man exercise the art he knows. Aristophanes Wasps, 422 B.C. - More quotations on: [ Art This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought

16. Aristophanes: Poems An index of poems by aristophanes. http://www.poetry-archive.com/a/aristophanes.html

POEMS BY ARISTOPHANES: Chorus of Birds Chorus of the Initiated Song of the Clouds RELATED WEBSITES Aristophanes - A biography Greek comedy writer. Aristophanes - Another biography. Aristophanes (c. 448-380 B.C.) - A biography of the Greek comedy writer, plus links to purchase all of his works currently in print. Aristophanes and His Comedies - A biography of the Greek dramatist and analysis of his poetic qualities. Aristophanes: Bibliography - A list of Aristophanes' surviving works; includes a list of critical resources. Aristophanes Index - An index of articles related to the Greek dramatist. Aristophanes: Monologues - An index of monologues. The Character of Aristophanes - A brief examination of the poet's private character. The Clouds - Analysis of the play by Aristophanes. Poems by Greek Dramatists - An index of poems by the dramatists of ancient Greece.

17. Drama: Lysistrata Complete text of the play by aristophanes. http://eserver.org/drama/aristophanes/lysistrata.txt

@import url(http://drama.eserver.org/ploneColumns.css); @import url(http://drama.eserver.org/plone.css); @import url(http://drama.eserver.org/ploneCustom.css); Skip to content. EServer Drama Home Plays ... Aristophanes Lysistrata Drama Search Sections Home Criticism Journals Links ... SiteMap Navigation Home Criticism Journals Links Plays Classical Aeschylus Aristophanes Ecclesiazusae Lysistrata Peace Plutus The Acharnians The Birds The Clouds The Frogs The Knights The Thesmophoriazusae The Wasps Sophocles Medieval Renaissance/Early Modern Seventeenth Century Eighteenth Century Nineteenth Century Modern Drama Contemporary Drama Lysistrata by Aristophanes 410 BC anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY LYSISTRATA CLEONICE MYRRHINE LAMPITO MAGISTRATES CINESIAS CHILD OF CINESIAS HERALD OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS ENVOYS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS AN ATHENIAN CITIZEN CHORUS OF OLD MEN CHORUS OF WOMEN (SCENE:-At the base of the Orchestra are two buildings, the house of LYSISTRATA and the entrance to the Acropolis; a winding and narrow path leads up to the latter. Between the two buildings is the opening of the Cave of Pan. LYSISTRATA is pacing up and down in front of her house.) LYSISTRATA Ah! if only they had been invited to a Bacchic revelling, or a feast of Pan or Aphrodite or Genetyllis, why! the streets would have been impassable for the thronging tambourines! Now there's never a woman here-ah! except my neighbour Cleonice, whom I see approaching yonder.... Good day, Cleonice.

18. EAWC Anthology: Lysistrata aristophanes / Translator Unknown. SCENE At the base of the Orchestra are two buildings, the house of Lysistrata and the entrance to the Acropolis; http://eawc.evansville.edu/anthology/lysistrata.htm

Exploring Ancient World Cultures Readings from Ancient Greece Lysistrata Aristophanes / Translator Unknown SCENE: At the base of the Orchestra are two buildings, the house of Lysistrata and the entrance to the Acropolis; a winding and narrow path leads up to the latter. Between the two buildings is the opening of the Cave of Pan. Lysistrata is pacing up and down in front of her house. Lysistrata : Ah! if only they had been invited to a Bacchic revelling, or a feast of Pan or Aphrodite or Genetyllis, why! the streets would have been impassable for the thronging tambourines! Now there's never a woman here-ah! except my neighbour Cleonice, whom I see approaching yonder.... Good day, Cleonice. Cleonice : Good day, Lysistrata; but pray, why this dark, forbidding face, my dear? Believe me, you don't look a bit pretty with those black lowering brows. Lysistrata : Oh, Cleonice, my heart is on fire; I blush for our sex. Men will have it we are tricky and sly.... Cleonice : And they are quite right, upon my word! Lysistrata : Yet, look you, when the women are summoned to meet for a matter of the greatest importance, they lie in bed instead of coming.

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20. Aristophanes' Lysistrata Learn about aristophanes Lysistrata using this exceptional online study guide with links to multiple resources on CTCWeb. http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/netshots/lysistra.htm

Table of Contents Plato's Apology Lysistrata Production The setting of the Lysistrata requires at least one door in the skene representing the Propylaea, the monumental gateway to the Athenian Acropolis. All the action of the play takes place in front of this background. An unusual aspect of the production of the Lysistrata is the use of two choruses, one of old men and the other of old women. The conflict between these two choruses forms an important part of the action of the play. In addition, there is a chorus of Spartans and a chorus of Athenians in the exodos. To learn more about the role of women in ancient Greece, see the Women in the Oikos: The Stranger Within EXERCISE FOR READING, COMPREHENSION AND INTERPRETATION Prologue - Lysistrata, Calonice (sometimes given as Cleonike), Myrrhine, Lampito (1-253) The numbers in parentheses refer to lines in the Lysistrata. What is the dramatic purpose of the Prologue? What problem is Lysistrata concerned with (33)? What is Lysistrata 's solution to this problem (124)? What will be the ultimate result if Lysistrata's solution is successful (148-154)? What does Lysistrata intend to have the women do (175-179)?

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