On the Art of Writing · Character
Aristophanes
Greek comic playwright cited for his verbal wit.
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First appearance: lecture ix on the lineage of english literature ii
Aristophanes shows up with force in Lecture X: English Literature in Our Universities (I). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as a Greek writer who poked fun at the gods, but the lecturer warns that his mockery was fundamentally different from modern mockery.
Aristophanes first appears in 0011 lecture ix on the lineage of english literature ii.
In Lecture X: English Literature in Our Universities (I): Cited as a Greek writer who poked fun at the gods, but the lecturer warns that his mockery was fundamentally different from modern mockery.
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