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( | '''Aristophanes''' (448–380 BC) was an Athenian comic [[drama]]tist. Eleven of his plays have survived. A master of [[satire]], his works include ''[[The Birds (play)|The Birds]]'' (414 BC) in which he introduced the concept of [[CloudCuckooLand]] as a place inhabited by people who are detached from reality. Satirists still refer to CloudCuckooLand today — for example, as the headquarters of the British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]. | ||
Other plays by Aristophanes are ''[[Knights (play)|Knights]]'', ''[[Clouds (play)|Clouds]]'', ''[[Wasps (play)|Wasps]]'', ''[[Lysistrata (play)|Lysistrata]]'', ''[[Frogs (play)|Frogs]]'', and''[[Wealth (play)|Wealth]]''. | Other plays by Aristophanes are ''[[Knights (play)|Knights]]'', ''[[Clouds (play)|Clouds]]'', ''[[Wasps (play)|Wasps]]'', ''[[Lysistrata (play)|Lysistrata]]'', ''[[Frogs (play)|Frogs]]'', and ''[[Wealth (play)|Wealth]]''. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:27, 4 January 2024
Aristophanes (448–380 BC) was an Athenian comic dramatist. Eleven of his plays have survived. A master of satire, his works include The Birds (414 BC) in which he introduced the concept of CloudCuckooLand as a place inhabited by people who are detached from reality. Satirists still refer to CloudCuckooLand today — for example, as the headquarters of the British Conservative Party.
Other plays by Aristophanes are Knights, Clouds, Wasps, Lysistrata, Frogs, and Wealth.