Middle Comedy
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Middle Comedy was a transitional phase of ancient Athenian comic drama between Old and New Comedy, marked by reduced political satire and greater emphasis on mythological parody and social themes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek comedy genre
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theatrical tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| developsInto | New Comedy conventions ⓘ |
| documentedIn | ancient testimonia and fragments collections ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
4th century BCE
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late 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| follows | Old Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
decline of chorus importance
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focus on everyday life and manners ⓘ greater emphasis on mythological parody ⓘ greater emphasis on social themes ⓘ less direct political commentary than Old Comedy ⓘ literary and cultural satire ⓘ parody of tragic myths ⓘ reduced political satire ⓘ transitional phase between Old and New Comedy ⓘ use of stock characters ⓘ |
| influenced |
Hellenistic comedy
NERFINISHED
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New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ later Roman comedy ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notablePlaywright |
Alexis
NERFINISHED
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Anaxandrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Antiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ Aristophon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eubulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Strattis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Athenian comic drama ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | New Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
New Comedy
NERFINISHED
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Old Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleComparedToNewComedy | more mythological and less domestic ⓘ |
| styleComparedToOldComedy | less obscene and less choral ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
courtesans and hetairai
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intellectual fashions ⓘ mythological burlesque ⓘ social customs ⓘ symposia and dining ⓘ |
| survivalStatus |
few complete plays preserved
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known mainly from fragments ⓘ |
| timePeriod | between Peloponnesian War and rise of Macedon ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
song and music
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spoken dialogue ⓘ stage performance ⓘ |
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