There are 3 major Greek poets whose tragedies we have (Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides), but we haven't been so lucky with Greek comedy.Aristophanes is the only representative of Old Comedy whose work we have in complete form. He wrote plays with social commentary, like the anti-war comedy with a sex strike, Lysistrata.Read more about:
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People in my family, as well as family friends and email correspondents, think I should know all about the relationship between Homeric epic, the Epic of Gilgamesh, and other epic poems. Unfortunately, I'm a bit out of my depth on this one, but I have put together some references that may help all of us, mostly written by authors I am familiar with. If this is a topic that interests you, please consult this Homer, Epic Bibliography. Please post your recommendations in the comments.
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