The two most well-known playwrights of Greek comedy are Aristophanes, from the era of Old Comedy, and Menander, who produced New Comedy.
It is thought that Livius Andronicus was a Greek slave who was taken to Rome from the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy. He was an educator who translated Homer's Odyssey and other Greek works to teach in the school he set up. He wrote tragedies and comedies for the stage which were the first works of Latin literature.and was considered to be the originator of Latin literature. He wrote the first play with a full plot in Latin. He wrote themes based on Greek myths and comedies in the New Comedy style of Greece.
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There are many Greek playwrights. Aeschylus wrote "The Persians", "The Suppliants", and "Seven Against Thebes". Some Greek comedies were written by Susarion of Megara, Mylus, Crantinus.
Tragedies and Comedies
Greek literature during the Golden Age was characterized by realism, and religious ideas. Much of Greek literature was poetry, history, or drama. Some Greeek writers and historians during the time of the Golden Age were Herodatus, who wrote the history of the Persian Wars; Thucydides, who wrote the history of the Peloponnesian War; Aeschylus, who wrote tradgedies; Sophocles, who wrote dramas, Euripides, who wrote psycological tradgedies; and Aristophanes, who wrote comedies.
Aristophanes is credited with 11 surviving plays. Others include Athenaus, Menender and Aristotle wrotre about comedy in his 'Poetics'
It is thought that Livius Andronicus was a Greek slave who was taken to Rome from the Greek city of Tarentum in southern Italy. He was an educator who translated Homer's Odyssey and other Greek works to teach in the school he set up. He wrote tragedies and comedies for the stage which were the first works of Latin literature.and was considered to be the originator of Latin literature. He wrote the first play with a full plot in Latin. He wrote themes based on Greek myths and comedies in the New Comedy style of Greece.
happy comedies, problem plays, romantic comedies.
Comedy and Tragedy. Although actually Shakespeare wrote as many Histories as he did Tragedies (10). Comedies were what he wrote the most (18).
tragedy and comedies
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Shakespeare wrote comedies, tragedies, histories, and tragicomedies.
Aristophanes did.
the first plays to be called comedies or tragedies would be the greek plays
There are many Greek playwrights. Aeschylus wrote "The Persians", "The Suppliants", and "Seven Against Thebes". Some Greek comedies were written by Susarion of Megara, Mylus, Crantinus.
The style of Greek plays are tragedies and comedies. Hoped that helped!!! ;)