Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy, Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author.
- ISBN10 1625582692
- ISBN13 9781625582690
- Publish Date 4 February 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Start Publishing
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 388
- Language English