Aristofanes

The Acharnians or Acharnians is the third play — and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays — by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It was produced in 425 BCE on behalf of the young dramatist by an associate, Callistratus, and it won first place at the Lenaia festival. The play is notable for its absurd humour, …

The Frogs is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens, in 405 BC, and received first place.

The Clouds is a comedy written by the celebrated playwright Aristophanes lampooning intellectual fashions in classical Athens. It was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and it was not well received, coming last of the three plays competing at the festival that year. It was revised between 420-417 BC …

Lysistrate Λυσιστράτη er et af de få komplette overleverede skuespil af Aristofanes. Lysistrate' omtales også som Kvindernes oprør. I komedien ønsker kvinderne i Athen og Sparta at standse den Peloponnesiske Krig. Anført af Lysistrate besætter de derfor Akropolis, ligesom de afstår fra sex med deres mænd for at få …

Lysistrate Λυσιστράτη er et af de få komplette overleverede skuespil af Aristofanes. Lysistrate' omtales også som Kvindernes oprør. I komedien ønsker kvinderne i Athen og Sparta at standse den Peloponnesiske Krig. Anført af Lysistrate besætter de derfor Akropolis, ligesom de afstår fra sex med deres mænd for at få …