Aristophanes and Alcibiades

Aristophanes and AlcibiadesThe conventional view of Aristophanes bristles with problems. Important testimony for Alcibiades paramount role in comedy is consistently disregarded, and the tradition that masks were made to look like the komodoumenoi, so that before an actor spoke a word, the audience would recognize who was being attacked is hardly ever invoked. If these testimonia are taken into account, a fascinating picture emerges, where the komodoumenoi are based on the

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