Antiphanes_(comic_poet)
Antiphanes (comic poet)
4th-century BC Greek poet of Middle Comedy
Antiphanes (Ancient Greek: Ἀντιφάνης; c. 408 to 334 BCE) was a playwright of Middle Comedy. According to Heinz-Günther Nesselrath, he is regarded as one of the most important writers of Middle Comedy alongside Alexis.[1]
Antiphanes was said to have written as many as 365 comedies, and 140 titles of his works are known.[1] His first play was produced about 385 BC.[2] According to the Suda, he won 13 victories in dramatic competitions, including 8 at the Lenaea.[2] In his later career he was a pioneer of the New Comedy.[1] Demetrius of Phalerum and Dorotheus of Ascalon wrote treatises on Antiphanes.[1]
His son, Stephanus, was also a comic writer.[1]