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Who was the author of the first written comedies known to us from the greek world A. Sophocles B. Aeschylus C. Aristophanes D. Eumenides?
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Aristophanes was a satarist. The Eumenides is the third part of the Orestiea. Sophocles and Aeschylus were both tragic writers.
Sophocles wrote what are called the Theban plays but came later that Aescylus who is most famous for the aforementioned Orestiea.
It is important to note though, that there may have been other tragedians from earlier whose works simply do not survive.
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Name some of the greek playwrights?
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What were plays performed in BC greek theater?
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What are the qualities of Greek literature?
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Who wrote the surviving Greek comedies?
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The person who was famous for his comedies was Aristophanes
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False. Aristophanes was actually known for writing Greek comedies, not tragedies. He was a comic playwright who satirized contemporary Athenian society and politics in his works.
What has the author Alan H Sommerstein written?
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Who openly ridiculed Greek gods in his comedies?
Aristophanes did.
Who were the greatest play writers in Greece?
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Name some of the greek playwrights?
There are many Greek playwrights. Aeschylus wrote "The Persians", "The Suppliants", and "Seven Against Thebes". Some Greek comedies were written by Susarion of Megara, Mylus, Crantinus.
What were two types of early Greek literature and what were they?
Plsys - tragedies and comedies played as part of religious festivals eg by Euripides, Sophocles, Aristophanes. Histories - records of past events based on researches, eg by Polybius and Themistocles.
What type of plays does sophocles write?
Comedies.
What were plays performed in BC greek theater?
Some commonly performed plays in ancient Greek theater include tragedies like "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles, "Medea" by Euripides, and "Antigone" by Sophocles. Comedies such as "Lysistrata" by Aristophanes and "The Clouds" by Aristophanes were also popular during this time period.
When and where did greek plays take place?
The ancient Greek plays which have come down to us are the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes. There were probably more which have not survived the last 2300 years.
Who specialized in writing comedies and is the playwright for Lysistrata?
A famous play written by Aristophanes, a Greek comic.
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Aristophanes is credited with 11 surviving plays. Others include Athenaus, Menender and Aristotle wrotre about comedy in his 'Poetics'
