Aristophanes

Aristophanes (448–386) was a Classical Athens comedy writer, playwright and poet.

Also recorded as Father of Comedy.

Overview

The authority record associates the name with Old Comedy. Work is classified under comedy. Works named in the authority record include The Acharnians, The Birds, The Clouds and Assemblywomen. Catalogue entries for printed books state edition, collation, binding and condition. VALÉORINE records this subject so that lots referring to it can be described consistently.

In detail

Classical Athenian comic playwright (c. 446 – c. 386 BC)

Sources

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reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
“Aristophanes”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q43353: Aristophanes
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