Aristophanes

Aristophanes (/ˌærᵻˈstɒfəniːz/ or /ˌɛrᵻˈstɒfəniːz/;Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaeum, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his thirty plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are used to define the genre.

Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy, Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by influential contemporaries; Plato singled out Aristophanes' play The Clouds as slander that contributed to the trial and subsequent condemning to death of Socrates although other satirical playwrights had also caricatured the philosopher.

His second play, The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced by the demagogue Cleon as a slander against the Athenian polis. It is possible that the case was argued in court but details of the trial are not recorded and Aristophanes caricatured Cleon mercilessly in his subsequent plays, especially The Knights, the first of many plays that he directed himself. "In my opinion," he says through the Chorus in that play, "the author-director of comedies has the hardest job of all." (κωμῳδοδιδασκαλίαν εἶναι χαλεπώτατον ἔργον ἁπάντων)

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2010, role: writer
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1998, role: writer
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1992, role: writer
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1989, role: writer
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1986, role: writer
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1982, role: writer
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1981, role: writer
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1978, role: writer
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1972, role: writer
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1970, role: writer
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1968, role: writer
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1968, role: writer
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1967, role: writer
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1963, role: writer
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1962, role: writer
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1961, role: writer
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1961, role: writer
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1955, role: writer
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1955, role: writer
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1954, role: writer
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1954, role: writer
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1954, role: writer
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1947, role: writer
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1910, role: writer

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Famous quotes by Aristophanes:

"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers."

"Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip."

"You cannot teach a crab to walk straight."

"By words the mind is winged."

"You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner."

"The wise learn many things from their enemies."

"Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives"

"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."

"The wise learn many things from their foes."

"Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod."

"Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you."

"Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner."

"Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war."

"A man may learn wisdom even from a foe."

"Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life."

"High thoughts must have high language."

"Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole."

"Let each man exercise the art he knows."

"You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say."

"These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them."

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Speech of Aristophanes

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“Desire Under the Elms” — Firehouse Theatre will hold auditions for this production by Eugene O’Neill and directed by Josh Chenard from noon to 4 p.m ... Monday, June 26, at Firehouse Theatre, 1609 W ... “Lysistrata” — Quill Theatre is holding auditions for this comedy by Aristophanes and adapted by Ian Johnston ... ....

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The theater welcomes Aristophanes' comedic play "Lysistrata" -- a performance that shows how feminism, revolt and sexuality were handled in 411 B.C. -- to their lineup this season. Beginning this weekend, the show takes place on the steps of The Staten Island Museum in Livingston ... ....

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The Device That Democratized the Foot Race

Edit The Atlantic 26 May 2017

When sprinters take their marks, they place their hands on the ground and position their feet onto angled blocks. Before the start signal, the runners rest their knees on the ground, then transfer their weight squarely on the blocks ... In Aristophanes’s Lysistrata , first performed in 411 BC, the starting gate serves as a metaphor for releasing women onto the political field, where they run an antiwar campaign ... ....

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Edit Ideas Ted 18 May 2017

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‘Hello, hello,” croaks a voice in the undergrowth ... It is a bizarre experience in what is otherwise an oasis of calm ... “We wanted to be open to contemporary art,” says Katerina Dellaporta, the Athens museum’s director ... It is a nod not only to Aristophanes’s comedy The Frogs, but to the ancient Ilissos river that the museum’s gardens reputedly straddle ... ....

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Edit Open Democracy 11 May 2017

Prophecy and speaking truth to power Stuart Weierter, a brilliant scholar of classical antiquity, points out that Plato’s dialogue Euthyphro is best read in partnership with Aristophanes’ Clouds as a reflection on the relationship of prophecy to philosophy ... Attacking philosophy, Aristophanes powerfully argues that the presumptuous upstart, Socrates, is offending those in charge with his smart-sounding yet offensively simple questions....

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Edit Scotsman 26 Apr 2017

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Famous quotes by Aristophanes:

"A man's homeland is wherever he prospers."

"Why, I'd like nothing better than to achieve some bold adventure, worthy of our trip."

"You cannot teach a crab to walk straight."

"By words the mind is winged."

"You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner."

"The wise learn many things from their enemies."

"Wise men, though all laws were abolished, would lead the same lives"

"Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever."

"The wise learn many things from their foes."

"Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in the steps they trod."

"Open your mouth and shut your eyes and see what Zeus will send you."

"Characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner."

"Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war."

"A man may learn wisdom even from a foe."

"Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life."

"High thoughts must have high language."

"Love is simply the name for the desire and the pursuit of the whole."

"Let each man exercise the art he knows."

"You should not decide until you have heard what both have to say."

"These impossible women! How they do get around us! The poet was right: Can't live with them, or without them."

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