Amphitheos in Aristophanes’ Acharnians

Affiliation:
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature, RAS
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Vestnik drevnei istorii

Edition

Volume 82 Issue 2

Pages

319-328

Abstract

The article deals with a scene from the prologue of Aristophanes’ Acharnians, where a character named Amphitheos appears. The current views on this character, either as a parody on a certain contemporary of Aristophanes or as an important participant of the play’s action, striving for peace, prove to be unconvincing. A new interpretation of the character’s comic role is proposed, which explains the scene as a satire on a practice of getting money by fraud, namely, by alleged participation in embassies.

Keywords

Athens, Aristophanes, Acharnians, comedy, Amphitheos

Acknowledgment

Russian Federation Government grant, project no. 075-15-2021-571

Received

07.03.2022

Publication date

22.06.2022

Number of characters

24908

Cite

GOST	Nikolsky B. Amphitheos in Aristophanes’ Acharnians // Vestnik drevnei istorii – 2022. – V. 82. – Issue 2 C. 319-328 [Electronic resource]. URL: http://ras.jes.su/vdi/s032103910017870-0-1-en (circulation date: 26.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032103910017870-0
MLA	Nikolsky, Boris "Amphitheos in Aristophanes’ Acharnians." Vestnik drevnei istorii 82.2 (2022):319-328. DOI: 10.31857/S032103910017870-0
APA	Nikolsky B. (2022). Amphitheos in Aristophanes’ Acharnians. Vestnik drevnei istorii 82(2), pp.319-328 DOI: 10.31857/S032103910017870-0

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