biography
pronunciation:
[kratiynus]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.519–423 BC)
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| biography:
| Greek comic poet. Next to Aristophanes, he best represents the Old Attic comedy. He limited the number of actors to three, and was the first to add to comedy the interest of biting personal attack. Of his 21 comedies, only some fragments are extant. A younger Cratinus, a contemporary of Plato, belonged to the Middle Comedy. |
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