Aristophanes

American  

[ar-uh-stof-uh-neez] / ˌær əˈstɒf əˌniz /

noun

1. 448?–385? b.c., Athenian comic dramatist.

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Aristophanes British  

/ ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz /

noun

1. ?448–?380 _bc , Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata

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Aristophanes Cultural  

1. An ancient Greek dramatist, the author of such comedies as The Clouds and Lysistrata.

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Other Word Forms

• Aristophanic adjective

Example Sentences

Yet Thucydides’s history and Aristophanes’s plays are still enjoyed to this very day, which proves that, when it comes to liking a good story, people have not changed very much at all.

From Literature

Philosophers recognized drama’s power too: Although Plato critiqued theater’s emotional pull, he admitted that “the comedy of Aristophanes” had deeply influenced Socrates’ public image.

From Salon

“Playwrights like Aristophanes were there to make fun of the rulers but also to make our hearts bleed about the tragedy of humankind,” Ms. Evangelatos said.

From New York Times

A librarian in Alexandria, Egypt, Aristophanes of Byzantium, thought the system could stand improving.

From Washington Post

“The Hang” certainly gets its digs at Aristophanes.

From New York Times