Death & Dying
Book VII, 38: On Aristophanes
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Divine Aristophanes lies dead beneath me. If thou askest which, it is the comic poet who keeps the memory of the old stage alive.
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Sardis, Diodorus of. “Book VII, 38: On Aristophanes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diodorus-sardis/0/.
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Sardis, Diodorus of. “Book VII, 38: On Aristophanes.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diodorus-sardis/0/.
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