Aristophanes
DOB - DOD
446 BCE - 386 BCE
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Athens, Greece
Aristophanes was an ancient Greek comic writer also known as “The Father of Comedy”. His plays are notable for their exuberant use of language, inventive meter, and complex choruses. They often employ bawdy humour, slapstick, and parody, as well as sharp political and social critique, reflecting the tensions and issues of 5th-century BCE Athens. His works provide invaluable insights into the public and private lives of Athenians, as well as the political and philosophical debates of his time. He wrote at least 40 plays, with 11 surviving in their entirety.
A production of Lysistrata was staged at the Royal Court in 1957. Other works of his include The Clouds, The Frogs, and The Birds.
