Philemon 3rd/4th cent. B.C
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- tlg0487
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- urn:cite:perseus:author.1077
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- tlg0487
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- LCCN n 88224091
- Name:
- Philemon 3rd/4th cent. B.C
- Abbr:
- Philem.
- Alt names:
- Φιλήμων
Philemo, Comicus
Philémon
Filomene
Filomene, di Soli
Filemon
Philemo, Comicus
Philem.
- Field of activity:
- Comic Poet
- Notes:
- Aristophanes. TheÌatre d'Aristophane, 1790: t.p.
(PhileÌmon)
Oxford class. dict., 2nd ed. (Philemon, b. 368/60 B.C., d. 267/63 B.C.
New Comedy poet)
Menandro e la Commedia nuova, 2001: p. 645 (Filomene)
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, pg. 303
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 3,
1867, p. 263-4: "Philemon...the first in order of time, and the second in celebrity, of the
Athenian comic poets of the New Comedy, was the son of Damon, and a native of Soli in
Cilia.... Although there can be no doubt that Philemon was inferior to Menandere as a poet,
yet he was a greater favorite with the Athenians, and often conquered his rival in the
dramatic contests..."
Brill's New Pauly: "Philemon, Writer of the Attic New Comedy, about 300
BC...Son of Damon of Syracuse.... became (before 307/6 BC
) an Athenian
citizen ..... Important writer of Attic New Comedy with his stage debut
several years before Menander ..... it is uncertain whether this
somewhat earlier chronology or the different nature of his plays led to P. once being called
a 'writer of the Middle Comedy'...." Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther (Göttingen). "Philemon."
Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and Helmuth Schneider . Brill,
2009. Brill Online.
- Author info:
- Wikipedia
- Smith's Dictionary
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