Menander
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Menander (/məˈnændər/; Greek: Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy.[1] He wrote 108 comedies[2] and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times.[3] His record at the City Dionysia is unknown.
Menander | |
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 Bust of Menander. Marble, Roman copy of the Imperial era after a Greek original (ca. 343–291 BC). | |
| Born | 342/41 BC Kephisia, Athens |
| Died | c. 290 BC (aged 50 – 52) |
| Education | Student of Theophrastus at the Lyceum |
| Genre | New Comedy |
| Notable works | |
He was one of the most popular writers in antiquity, but his work was lost during the Middle Ages and is now known in highly fragmentary form, much of which was discovered in the 20th century. Only one play, Dyskolos, has survived almost complete.