Athenian comedy
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Transcript of Athenian comedy
ATHENIAN COMEDY
LYSISTRATA
• Date of play?• Playwright?• Type of Government in Athens?• Political conflict?• Freedom of speech?• Feminist play?• Misogynistic play?• Pacifist play?
LYSISTRATA• Date of play 411 BCE (end of 5th century)• Playwright Aristophanes• Type of Government in Athens Democracy• Political conflict Peloponnesian Wars (Athens vs. Sparta)• Freedom of speech Yes• Feminist play Women in power but only temporarily.
Women are sex objects. Inspiration for women movements.
• Misogynistic play Women lack self-control• Pacifist playCivil war is wrong. Used for its pacifist and antiauthoritarian message
THEATER OF DIONYSUS
COMIC ACTORS
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THE ART OF DIONYSUS
COMIC VS. HEROIC
LYSISTRATA?
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ACTORS: TRAGEDY
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THE ORESTEIA
ACTORS: SATIRIC PLAY