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The Acharnians by Aristophanes

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Author Biography

Name: Aristophanes
Birth Date: 448 B.C.
Death Date: 385 B.C.
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Nationality: Greek
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Aristophanes
1477 words, approx. 4.9 pages
Aristophanes (448-after 385 BC) was the greatest of the writers of the Old Comedy, which flourished in Athens in the 5th century BC, and the only one with any complete plays surviving. He wrote at least 36 comedies, of which 11 are extant. The Old Comedy...
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Biography of Aristophanes
4332 words, approx. 14.4 pages
Robert Neil, Aristophanes' Knights (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1901); Maurice Platnauer, Aristophanes' Peace (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964); Kenneth Dover, Aristophanes' Clouds (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1968); Douglas MacDowe...
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Biography of Aristophanes
3788 words, approx. 12.6 pages
Aristophanes of Athens was judged in antiquity to be the foremost poet of Old Attic Comedy, a theatrical genre of which he was one of the last practitioners and of which his eleven surviving plays are the only complete examples. His plays are valued prin...


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The Acharnians Information
675 words, approx. 2 pages
Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: The Acharnians The Acharnians (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρνεῖς / Akharneĩs) is a comedic play by the ancient Greek satirist Aristophanes. Written and performed during the Peloponnesian War,...


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Douglas M. MacDowell
13,871 words, approx. 46 pages
In the following essay, MacDowell examines Dikaiopolis's use of the Euripidean hero and his trappings in order to promote his speech urging peace with Sparta.
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Critical Essay by Leo Strauss
10,671 words, approx. 36 pages
In the following essay, Strauss offers a detailed analysis of the Acharnians.
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Critical Essay by Lois Spatz
6,510 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Spatz traces the development of Dikaiopolis's character in the Acharnians, from a poor refugee to a triumphant, powerful individual.
 


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