Potter's Field, Or The Gentleman With The Black Humor - Aristophanes
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Potter's Field, Or The Gentleman With The Black Humor: A Tragedy In Five Acts is a play written by Aristophanes in 1873. The play tells the story of a wealthy gentleman named Potter, who has a twisted sense of humor and enjoys making fun of people. He is also obsessed with death and spends much of his time visiting the local Potter's Field, a graveyard for the poor and unknown. The play is set in ancient Greece and explores themes of class, death, and morality. It is divided into five acts and features a cast of characters including Potter, his wife, his son, and various members of the lower…mehr

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Potter's Field, Or The Gentleman With The Black Humor: A Tragedy In Five Acts is a play written by Aristophanes in 1873. The play tells the story of a wealthy gentleman named Potter, who has a twisted sense of humor and enjoys making fun of people. He is also obsessed with death and spends much of his time visiting the local Potter's Field, a graveyard for the poor and unknown. The play is set in ancient Greece and explores themes of class, death, and morality. It is divided into five acts and features a cast of characters including Potter, his wife, his son, and various members of the lower class. The play is a tragedy, and as such, it has a dark and somber tone throughout. Potter's Field, Or The Gentleman With The Black Humor is known for its satirical commentary on the upper class and their attitudes towards death and poverty. It is also notable for its use of black humor, which was uncommon in plays of the time. The play has been praised for its sharp wit and clever wordplay, as well as its exploration of complex moral issues. Overall, Potter's Field, Or The Gentleman With The Black Humor is a thought-provoking and engaging play that offers a unique perspective on life and death in ancient Greece.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Aristophanes ( c. 446 - c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete. Also known as "The Father of Comedy", Aristophanes depicted the life of ancient Athens and ridiculed authority leading to a case of slander brought by Plato which led to Socrates' death. Aristophanes' second play,The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced too, this time by Cleon but details of any subsequent trial are unknown and Aristophanes went on to caricature Cleon in his later plays, especially in The Knights.