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Aristophanes (c. 446–388 BC), a leading source for Greek Old Comedy. The Acharnians (425 BC) The Knights (424 BC) The Clouds (423 BC) The Wasps (422 BC) Peace (421 BC) The Birds (414 BC) Lysistrata (411 BC) Thesmophoriazusae (c. 411 BC) The Frogs (405 BC) Assemblywomen (c. 392 BC) Plutus (388 BC) Pherecrates 420 BC; Diocles of Phlius ...
Pages in category "Ancient Greek dramatists and playwrights" The following 103 pages are in this category, out of 103 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The ancient Roman comedies that have survived can be categorized as fabula palliata (comedies based on Greek subjects). Roman comic dramatists made several structural changes, such as the removal of the previously prominent role of the chorus as a means of separating the action into distinct episodes and the addition of musical accompaniment to ...
Apparently, the Greek playwrights never used more than three actors based on what is known about Greek theatre. [ 10 ] Tragedy and comedy were viewed as completely separate genres, and no plays ever merged aspects of the two.
Pages in category "Ancient Greek plays" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Cairo Codex;
Ancient Greek dramatists and playwrights (7 C, 101 P) Pages in category "Greek dramatists and playwrights" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Sappho (Attic Greek Σαπφώ, Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω), lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos in the late 7th century BC; died in 570 BC. Semonides iambic poet, flourished in the middle of the 7th century BC, native of Samos. Simonides of Ceos (c. 556 BC–469 BC), lyric poet born at Ioulis on Kea; named one of the Nine lyric poets.
This is a list of notable playwrights. See also Literature; ... Epicharmus of Kos (late 6th – early 5th c. BCE, Ancient Greece) Paul Ernst (1866–1933, Germany)