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Menander ( / məˈnændər /; Greek: Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. [1] . He wrote 108 comedies [2] and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. [3] . His record at the City Dionysia is unknown.
Mar 26, 2024 · Menander (born c. 342—died c. 292 bce) was an Athenian dramatist whom ancient critics considered the supreme poet of Greek New Comedy—i.e., the last flowering of Athenian stage comedy. During his life, his success was limited; although he wrote more than 100 plays, he won only eight victories at Athenian dramatic festivals.
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May 24, 2022 · The Plays and Fragments of Menander: (these are arranged in an order which puts the more complete plays and fragments first) -- The Bad-Tempered Man (Dyskolos) -- The Girl from Samos (Samia) -- The Arbitration (Epitrepontes) -- The Shield (Aspis) -- The Girl with the Shaven Head (Perikeiromene) -- The Man she Hated (Misoumenos) -- The Man from ...
Classical Drama and Theatre. Return to Chapters. Menander's Extant Play Fragments. No play by Menander has survived whole, though Dyskolos is all but complete. Here are links to the full text of his major fragments. Aspis (The Shield) Dyskolos (Dyscolus) Misoumenos (The Hated Man) Perikeiromene (The Shorn Girl)
Feb 22, 2024 · The chronological order of Menander’s works is also difficult to establish. Besides “The Wagoner,” “The Imbrians,” and the debut play “The Anger,” only “The Recluse,” written in 317/316 BC, can be dated with certainty.
Dec 16, 2013 · Menander’s textual tradition broke off in the ninth century. This chapter shows how it was partially recovered in modern times, first by gathering fragments from ancient literary and technical sources and then, beginning in the late nineteenth century, through the decipherment of new papyrus texts and the correct identification of mosaics and ...
Jun 6, 2002 · The translations include all the plays of which anything substantial has been recovered on papyrus, arranged from most complete to least: The Bad-Tempered Man (Dyskolos), The Girl from Samos (Samia), The Arbitration (Epitrepontes), The Shield (Aspis), The Girl with the Shaven Head (Perikeiromene), The Man She Hated (Misoumenos), The Man from ...
