Why is Aristophanes called “The Father of Comedy”? – By Mark Robinson – Recommended by Mel

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This is an excellent lesson on Aristophanes and the origins of comedy as we still know it, almost 2,500 years later. I have only two questions. How did so many of Aristophanes’ plays survive through the ages, and how does the animator know that Aristophanes was left-handed?

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