The glory that was Greece : a survey of Hellenic culture and civilization (1915)
Stobart, J. C. (John Clarke), 1878-1933, Hopper, R. J. (Robert John), 1910- · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 336
on of a comedy was thetime when you might reasonably assert that his deceasedmother had been a greengrocer, or that his wife had elopedwith a Thracian footman, or that his face was ugly and hisperson offensive to the senses. You were expected to includesome references to Melanthius, a tragic poet… … THE GRAND CENTURY suffered a celebrated accident in the theatre. Any referenceto leather was sure of a hearty laugh, for Cleon was interestedin the leather-market. Anything about crabs tickled theaudience, because they all knew Carcinus, the tragic poet.Impudent personalities are generally amusing…
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