Aristophanes Against the World was a radio play by Martyn Wade and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Loosely based on several of his plays, it featured Clive Merrison as Aristophanes.

Dec 15, 2025 · Aristophanes, the greatest representative of ancient Greek comedy and the one whose works have been preserved in greatest quantity. He is thought to have written about 40 plays in all, …

Routinely described as “the father of comedy” and “the greatest ancient comic writer,” Aristophanes was born in the early 440s, most probably in 447/6.

Apr 14, 2024 · Aristophanes was a playwright who lived in Athens during the 5th century BCE. He produced some of the only remaining extant Greek comedies, and his work helped shape the sub …

Aristophanes (Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης) (c. 446 B.C.E. – c. 388 B.C.E.) was a Greek dramatist of the Old and Middle Comedy period. He is also known as the "Father of Comedy" and the "Prince of Ancient …

Jun 30, 2024 · Aristophanes (c. 446–386 BCE) was the most famous comic playwright of ancient Athens and is often called the “Father of Greek Comedy.” His plays combined humor, political satire, …

Aristophanes uses a dazzling array of different techniques to make his audience laugh, from clever word puns to complex parodies of Greek tragedy. He also, of course, indulges in obscenity. The opening …

May 18, 2018 · Aristophanes (c. 450-after 385 B.C.) was the greatest of the writers of the Old Comedy, which flourished in Athens in the 5th century B.C., and the only one with any complete plays surviving.

Mar 13, 2013 · Aristophanes (c. 460 - c. 380 BCE) was the most famous writer of Old Comedy plays in ancient Greece and his surviving works are the only examples of that style.

Aristophanes was the greatest of the writers of the original Greek comedy, which flourished in Athens in the fifth century B.C.E. , and the only one with any complete plays surviving.