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.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek play
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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
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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
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everyday domestic situations ⓘ stock characters ⓘ |
| workOf | Philemon (playwright) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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