Antiphane et les themes de la comedie moyenne
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Abstract EN:
Antiphanes was one of the most famous poets of the so-called middle comedy of the lith century b. C. The translation and study of his fragments of comedies show a great variety of themes. The religious and political satire still exists, though less virulent than in the aristophanic comedy. The parody (paratragedy, parody of myths, dithy rambs, of philosophical speech) appears as one of the most original aspects of this period of the greek comedy. The realism (decline of chorus' role, general use of the iambic trimeters), the intrigues (comedy of errors, love stories. . . ), the characters (courtesans, cooks, soldiers, parasits) already annonce the new comedy of menander.
Abstract FR:
Antiphane est un des plus celebres representants de la comedie grecque du ive siecle dite "comedie moyenne". La traduction et le commentaire des fragments d'antiphane revelent une comedie variee qui, de la satire a la comedie des moeurs, en passant par la parodie (paratragedie, parodie du style lyrique, philosophique, oraculaire. . . ), engage la comedie grecque sur une voie radicalement nouvelle. C'est en particulier a la comedie moyenne que l'on dit le developpement de certains caracteres et types sociaux (cuisinier, soldat fanfaron, parasite courtisane) promis a une belle fortune litteraire, ainsi que de certaines intrigues (comedie des erreurs, intrigues amoureuses) largement exploitees ensuite par la comedie.