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Aristophanes

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Ar·is·toph·a·nes  (r-stf-nz) 448?-388? b.c.
Athenian playwright considered to be the greatest ancient writer of satirical comedy. Among his surviving plays are The Clouds (423) and Lysistrata (411).
Aristophanes [ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz]
n
(Biographies / Aristophanes (?448 bc-?380 bc) M, Greek, THEATRE: dramatist) ?448-?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
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Noun1.Aristophanes - an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)Aristophanes - an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)
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Aristophanes [ˌærɪsˈtɒfəniːz] N → Aristófanes
Aristophanes [ˌærɪsˈtɒfəˌniːz] n → Aristofane m
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Come, thou that hast inspired thy Aristophanes, thy Lucian, thy Cervantes, thy Rabelais, thy Moliere, thy Shakespear, thy Swift, thy Marivaux, fill my pages with humour; till mankind learn the good-nature to laugh only at the follies of others, and the humility to grieve at their own.
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We observe that the enmity of Aristophanes to Socrates does not prevent Plato from introducing them together in the Symposium engaged in friendly intercourse.
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