Socrates

: This article is about the ancient Greek philosopher, for all other uses see: Socrates (disambiguation)

Satirical playwrights

He was prominently lampooned in Aristophanes's comedy The Clouds, produced when Socrates was in his mid-forties; he said at his trial (in Plato's version) that the laughter of the theater was a harder task to answer than the arguments of his accusers. Socrates is also ridiculed in Aristophanes' play The Birds for his dirtiness, which is associated with the Laconizing fad; also in plays by Callias, Eupolis, and Telecleides. In all of these, Socrates and the Sophists were criticised for "the moral dangers inherent in contemporary thought and literature".

Related Topics:
Aristophanes - Comedy - The Clouds - Theater - Play - The Birds - Laconizing - Callias - Eupolis - Telecleides - Sophist

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