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Ancient Greek playwright, known as the father of comedy. Born in 444 BC and died in 385 BC. His works have had a profound impact on subsequent drama, with masterpieces such as 'The Clouds' and 'The Birds'.

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Famous Aristophanes Quotes

“High thoughts must have high language.”

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Book:Four comedies

Source: Four comedies

“Do you dare to accuse wine of clouding the reason? Quote me more marvelous effects than those of wine. Look! when a man drinks, he is rich, everything he touches succeeds, he gains lawsuits, is happy and helps his friends. Come, bring hither quick a flagon of wine, that I may soak my brain and get an ingenious idea.”

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Book:The Eleven Comedies

Source: The Eleven Comedies

“Women, you overheated dipsomaniacs, never passing up a chance to wangle a drink, a great boon to bartenders but a bane to us--not to mention our crockery and our woolens!”

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Book:Aristophanes: Birds. Lysistrata. Women at the Thesmophoria

Source: Aristophanes: Birds. Lysistrata. Women at the Thesmophoria

“When men drink wine they are rich, they are busy, they push lawsuits, they are happy, they are friends.”

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Author:Aristophanes

“When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.”

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Author:Aristophanes

About the Author

Born: 444 BC
Died: 385 BC
Known for: Playwright
Quotes: 115

Books & Sources

LysistrataRelated source material

The Eleven ComediesRelated source material

Plutus (Sparklesoup Classics)Related source material

The Eleven Comedies - CompleteRelated source material

Delphi Complete Works of Aristophanes (Illustrated)Related source material

Four PlaysRelated source material

The BirdsRelated source material

The KnightsRelated source material

Aristophanes 1: Clouds, Wasps, BirdsRelated source material

Aristophanes: Birds. Lysistrata. Women at the ThesmophoriaRelated source material

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