Aristophanes (445-380 BC) - Greek comic playwright who wrote in the style
known as Old Comedy, a free and farcical form that allowed him to ridicule
the public figures and institutions of his time. Despite difficulties in
translation, most of his sharp-witted humor still comes through today.
The Ecclesiazusae (392 BC) - The women of Athens take over and distribute
all property according to need. This play was produced after Athens' fall
and does not display the comic freedom of Aristophanes' earlier works.
