Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Menander
Born: 342 BC
Died: 291 BC (aged 51)
Bio: Menander was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He was the author of more than a hundred comedies, and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times.
Known for:
- Dyskolos
- Epitrepontes
- Samia
- Aspis
- New Comedy
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