Epitrepontes
Epitrepontes (translated as The Arbitration or The Litigants) is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, of which only fragments of papyrus were preserved.
| Epitrepontes | |
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| Written by | Menander |
| Characters | Charisios, Pamphile |
Plot
Five months after his wedding, Charisios goes on a business trip. While he was out of town, his wife Pamphile gives birth to a child, whom she reluctantly abandons in order to preserve her reputation and her marriage.
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References
- Damen, Mark. Reading 5: Greek New Comedy.
External links
- The Arbitration (The Epitrepontes of Menander) at Faded Page (Canada)
- From Mount Sinai to Michigan: the rediscovery of Menander’s Epitrepontes (part 1)
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