Middle Comedy
noun
The second of the three phases into which ancient Greek comedy is customarily divided, in which boisterous social and political satire gives way to fictional plots and a focus on contemporary domestic life.
- Considered to be the transition phase between Old Comedy and New Comedy, extending from the last works of Aristophanes to the first play of Menander..
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in John Ogilby (1600–1676), publisher and geographer.
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