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Menander

Menander (/məˈnændər/ ⓘ; Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος, romanized: Ménandros; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy. He wrote 108 comedies and took the prize at the Lenaia festival eight times. His record at the City Dionysia is unknown.

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Genre
New Comedy
Education
Student of Theophrastus at the Lyceum
Born
342/41 BC Kephisia, Athens
Died
c. 290 BC (aged 50 – 52)
Notable works
Dyskolos · Samia

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Menander

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related to Further reading · 71
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related to Life and work · 22
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related to Loss of his work · 13
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related to Famous quotations · 11
Menander → Apostle, Bad, Christian, Corinthians, Euripides, First Epistle, He, In, Paul, Socrates Scholasticus, Thais
related to Standard editions · 11
Menander → Arnott's, Colin Austin, For, Harry Sandbach, Kassel-Austin, Loeb, OCT, Oxford Classical Texts, Poetarum Comicorum Graecorum, The, VI
related to Comedies · 6
Menander → Aristophanes, Menander's, New Greek Comedies, Old Comedies, Old Greek, They
Notable works · 2
Menander → Dyskolos, Samia
Born · 1
Menander → 342/41 BC Kephisia, Athens
Died · 1
Menander → c. 290 BC (aged 50 – 52)

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MenanderBorn342/41 BC Kephisia, Athens1.00infobox
MenanderDiedc. 290 BC (aged 50 – 52)1.00infobox
MenanderEducationStudent of Theophrastus at the Lyceum1.00infobox
MenanderGenreNew Comedy1.00infobox
MenanderNotable worksDyskolos1.00infobox
MenanderNotable worksSamia1.00infobox
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Menanderrelated to ComediesOld Comedies0.60section
Menanderrelated to ComediesAristophanes0.60section
Menanderrelated to ComediesNew Greek Comedies0.60section
Menanderrelated to ComediesThey0.60section
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