Aristophanes (around 445 û 385 B.C.) û a prolific and much acclaimed comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy. Also known as "The Father of Comedy" and "The Prince of Ancient Comedy," Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author.

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Aristophanes: Famous Writers (6:59); .