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Aristophane

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The Knights was the fourth play written by Aristophanes, the master of an ancient form of drama known as Old Comedy. The play is a satire on the social and political life of classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War and in this respect it is typical of all the dramatist's early plays. It is unique however in the …

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Les Thesmophories en grec ancien Θεσμοφοριάζουσαι / Thesmophoriázousai, littéralement « Celles qui célèbrent le festival de Thesmophoria » est une comédie grecque antique d'Aristophane, écrite vers -411. Les thesmophories étaient une fête en l'honneur de Déméter et de sa fille Koré, qui se déroulaient sur trois jours …

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