The Knights

The Knights, Greek Hippeis, is a comedy by the Greek poet Aristophanes. It was 424 BC listed at the Lenaea and rewarded with the first prize. While Aristophanes his first three works published anonymously and was playing Kallistratos, he performed this piece itself.

Content

Aristophanes turns with this comedy against the policy of Athens, where the statesman Cleon the target of ridicule is greatest. That is as big-mouthed top slave " Paphlagon " which (the people ) wins by deceitful machinations great influence on his senile Lord " Demos", integrated into the piece. (See " The Babylonians " ) shows Aristophanes in one of his works as unscrupulous demagogue Cleon. This loses in the comedy - in contrast to reality - his post: An oracle prophesied that he could only be overthrown by an even worse demagogues. The eponymous for the piece knight set out to search and find him in the shape of a sausage dealer who can convince the demos, is elected the new Upper slaves and an interesting solution to all problems presents: The aged Demos is with magical powers "young cooked" and thus a political-ethical renewal initiated.

  • Literary work
  • Ancient Comedy
  • Literature ( Greek)
  • 424 BC
  • Work of Aristophanes
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