Untersuchungen zur Komik im ›Plutos‹ des Aristophanes

Plutos is generally regarded as the dull capstone of Aristophanes'' illustrious career and of a genre that has long since left its heyday behind. The present work revises this negative judgement. Through a comprehensive analysis of the historical and cultural background of the play, it demonstrates that the theme of money dealt with in Plutos was highly topical for the Athenian audience of 388 BC....