The Treasure

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"The Treasure" is a comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known for its lighthearted treatment of everyday life and moral themes within the New Comedy tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek play
comedy
stage work
author Philemon NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
creator Philemon NERFINISHED
culturalContext Athenian theater NERFINISHED
Hellenistic Greek culture
dramaticStructure five-act structure (typical of New Comedy)
genre New Comedy NERFINISHED
hasTheme everyday life
moral themes
social satire
influencedBy earlier Attic comedy traditions
intendedAudience general Athenian theatergoers
intendedPerformanceSpace ancient Greek theater
language Ancient Greek
literaryForm comedic play
literaryGenre ancient Greek comedy
literaryMode comic realism
literaryPeriod Hellenistic period NERFINISHED
movement New Comedy NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus domestic life
ordinary people
originalMedium theatrical performance
partOf Philemon’s comic corpus
performanceType spoken drama
subjectMatter moral behavior in everyday situations
social relations in domestic settings
timeOfCreation Hellenistic era (approximate) NERFINISHED
tone lighthearted
tradition Greek New Comedy NERFINISHED
usesDramaticConvention comic misunderstandings
everyday domestic situations
stock characters
workOf Philemon (playwright) NERFINISHED

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Philemon notableWork The Treasure
Diphilus hasWork The Treasure