Menander of Athens

Perikeiromene

Comedy of a shorn woman and romantic complications and reconciliation

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Menander of Athens

The foremost playwright of Greek New Comedy, Menander pioneered realistic portrayals of domestic life and everyday characters. His influence on Roman comedy and later European theater was enormous. Most of his work was lost until papyrus discoveries in the 20th century.

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