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Comedy Flashcards

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evolution of comedy

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old comedy, - aristophanic comedy - middle comedy - new comedy

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Middle COmedy

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404-336BC, Aristophanic comedy marked the transition to middle comedy, more social than practical

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New Comedy

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  1. was the model for Roman Comedy of Plautus and Terence 2. greatest exponent was Menander (342-291 BC) 3. It was a comedy of manners, stock characters, turns of plot, usual street scenes outdoors, mistaken identities.
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Who was Menander?

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greatest exponent of New COmedy, only exant play is The Grouch/The Grumbler (dyskolos)

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