Eupolis and the λhροσ of the poets: a note on Eupolis 205 k-a

Marcel Lysgaard Lech ^[1]
1. [1] University of Copenhagen
  
  University of Copenhagen
  
  Dinamarca
Localización: Classical journal, ISSN 0009-8353, Vol. 107, Nº 3, 2012, págs. 283-289
Idioma: inglés
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- It has been argued that fragment 205 K-A from Eupolis’ Maricas buttresses the claim that comedies were performed in the afternoons after tragedies. However; the sources give no reason to believe that the concept of λήρος is intrinsically tragic; in fact, the opposite seems to be the case: the semantics of λήρος fit far better into the discourse on comedy. Thus Eupolis is engaging in an intertextual battle against his rivals at the Lenaca of 421 BC, rather than commenting on the qualities of the tragedies performed prior to Maricas.