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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Greek dramatist whose romantic works were influential in the development of comedy.
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- noun comic dramatist of ancient Greece (342-292 BC)
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The Greek or Roman hints are gathered in Menander (p. 108 — 164) and Theophylact
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206
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a verse in Menander, the comic poet, who probably took it from
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Whether they then submitted, or whether the attempt to subdue them was given up, is uncertain, since the quotation from Menander, which is our sole authority for this passage of history, here breaks off abruptly.
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About 40 years after the, death; of the elegant and fententious Menander, that is to fay about 260 years before the beginning of the Cbrijiian Era, Theocritus invented a new fpecies "of" Poetry.
Letters Concerning Education: Addressed to a Gentleman Entering at the ... 1785
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MR. SYMONDS thus describes him: "His personal beauty, the love of refined pleasure that distinguished him in life, the serene and genial temper of his wisdom, the polish of his verse, and the harmony of parts he observed in composition, justify us in calling Menander the Sophocles of comedy.
Mosaics of Grecian History Marcius Willson
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The first real Greek I did were some fragments from Menander:
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The first real Greek I did were some fragments from Menander:
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The greatest of the Greek rulers of the East was Menander, born near Kabul, who conquered the Punjab and invaded the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The greatest of the Greek rulers of the East was Menander, born near Kabul, who conquered the Punjab and invaded the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The greatest of the Greek rulers of the East was Menander, born near Kabul, who conquered the Punjab and invaded the Ganges valley.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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