The Woman from Corinth
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The Woman from Corinth is a lost ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, likely centered on domestic and romantic entanglements characteristic of New Comedy.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Woman from Lemnos | 1 |
| The Woman from Megara | 1 |
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Comedy play
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ancient Greek comedy ⓘ lost play ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Athenian theatre ⓘ |
| author | Diphilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| characteristicFeatures |
plot based on private and family affairs
ⓘ
stock characters typical of New Comedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalContext | Hellenistic period theatre ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | stage play ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| likelyThemes |
domestic life
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social relationships ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Greek New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalStatus | lost ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of plays by Diphilus ⓘ |
| setting | Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivalStatus | known only from later references and fragments ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.