Menander
Athenian playwright of New Comedy
Menander (/məˈnændər/; Greek: Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist. He is the best-known of Athenian "New Comedy".[1]
Menander | |
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 Bust of Menander. Roman copy of the Imperial era after a Greek original | |
| Born | 342/41 BC Athens |
| Died | c. 290 BC |
| Education | Student of Theophrastus at the Lyceum |
| Genre | New Comedy |
| Notable works | |
He wrote 108 comedies,[2]. He took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times.[3] His record at the Dionysia is unknown.
Although he was one of the most popular writers of antiquity, his work was lost during the Middle Ages. It is known now in fragments, many of which were discovered in the 20th century. Only one play, Dyskolos, has survived almost entirely.