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A short history of Greek Comedy, written by an anonymous writer of antiquity, reported that Eupolis first produced a play in the year when Apollodorus was the Eponymous archon, which would be 430/429 BC. The same source claims Phrynichus also had his debut that year. However, the Chronicon of Eusebius of Caesarea places Eupolis' debut in 428 ...
Eupolis (flourished 5th century bc, Athens) was one of the leading Athenian poets of the vigorous and satirical Old Comedy, and a rival of Aristophanes. Eupolis grew up during the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, and his first play was produced in 429 bc. Of his work 19 titles and more than 460 fragments survive.
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Dec 18, 2003 · A book by Ian C. Storey that provides a new annotated translation of the fragments of Eupolis, a lost master of Athenian comedy. It also discusses Eupolis' career, his relationship with Aristophanes, and his distinctive style of comedy.
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A comprehensive study of Eupolis, a rival of Aristophanes in Attic Old Comedy, by Ian C. Storey. The book includes a translation of the extant fragments, a survey of Eupolis' life and career, and detailed discussions of his plays.
Seven victories, three at the Lenaea (T 11) and thus four at the Dionysia (T 10), in fourteen starts is an enviable record. Eupolis seems to have been especially productive in the 420s, when at least eight of his comedies were produced. If the Suda (T 1) is correct that he began to produce at age seventeen, then we have life dates of 445–411.
Eupolis (yōō´pəlĬs), fl. 430–411 BC, Athenian comic poet. He seems to have collaborated with Aristophanes, whom he also attacked; another of his victims was Alcibiades. His plays, satirical and malicious, were greatly admired by the ancients. Fragments of his work survive. Source for information on Eupolis: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ...
A chapter from a book on Eupolis, one of the three canonical writers of Old Comedy in ancient Athens. It discusses his identity, dates, career, plays, and death based on ancient sources and modern scholarship.
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