Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae"
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Aristophanes’ play "Thesmophoriazusae" is a classical Athenian comedy that satirically portrays women plotting against the tragedian Euripides during the secretive Thesmophoria festival.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Thesmophoriazusae | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Ancient Greek comedy play
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Old Comedy ⓘ |
| addressesTopic |
Freedom of speech on the comic stage
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Male anxiety about women’s gatherings ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
Early 5th century BCE
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c. 411 BCE ⓘ |
| author | Aristophanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
Gender roles in classical Athens
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Parody of tragic conventions ⓘ Satire of Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s agency and speech ⓘ |
| containsChorusOf | Women celebrating the Thesmophoria ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian democracy during the Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | Includes prologue, parodos, agon, and comic episodes typical of Old Comedy ⓘ |
| extantStatus | Survives nearly complete ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Agathon
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Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ Mnesilochus NERFINISHED ⓘ Women attending the Thesmophoria ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | City Dionysia festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Comedy
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Satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | Verse drama ⓘ |
| hasModernTitleVariant |
The Thesmophoriazusae
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The Women at the Thesmophoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Classical reception studies
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Modern feminist readings of Greek comedy ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
Metatheatre
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Parody ⓘ Role reversal and cross-dressing ⓘ |
| meter |
Primarily iambic trimeter in spoken dialogue
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Various lyric meters in choral songs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| parodiesGenre | Greek tragedy ⓘ |
| parodiesSpecificWork | Euripides’ plays and tragic style in general ⓘ |
| parodiesWorkOf | Euripides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotDevice | A male relative of Euripides infiltrates the women’s festival in disguise ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Women at the Thesmophoria plot revenge against Euripides for his negative portrayals of women ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Lysistrata
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The Clouds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Frogs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Thesmophoria festival in honor of Demeter and Persephone ⓘ |
| setting |
Athens
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Thesmophoria festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Classics curricula ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | Extant play ⓘ |
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