The comedy of Classical Greece set the standard by which all of Europeanand ultimately worldcomedic theater is judged. Here in this volume, the very best of Greek comedic works by the most famous authors is presented in easytoread English.While these works will grant the reader an insight into just how advanced Classical Grecian culture was, they also reveal otherwise hidden aspects of Greek society and provide details on the workings of political institutions, legal systems, religious practices, education, and warfare in the Hellenic world. Greek comedy was divided into three specific eras Old Comedy, Middle Comedy, and New Comedy. All three represent specific periods of history. Old Comedy was the first and oldest genre, Middle Comedy that of the time period leading up to the collapse of Classical Greece and the emergence of Macedonian dominance, while New Comedy lasted until the end of the Alexandrian Empire. Sadly, nothing but tiny fragments remain of the Middle Comedy.Old Comedy was exemplified by the writer Aristophanes (c. 446386 BC), and nine of his works appear in this book. A master of political satire, Aristophanes mocked leading persons and institutions of his day, including Socrates in The Clouds, and the Athenian government in The Parliament of Women.New Comedys best known writers were Philemon (c. 362262 BC), Diphilus (c. 350290 BC), Menander (c. 341290 BC), and Apollodorus (c. 300260 BC). Examples from all of these writers are presented in this...

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