What was part of this transformation and he shared in the intellectual fashions of the period—the structure of his plays evolves from Old Comedy until, in his last surviving play, Wealth II, it more closely resembles New Comedy?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Aristophanes
- Step 1: Aristophanes was part of this transformation and he shared in the intellectual fashions of the period, the structure of his plays evolves from Old Comedy until, in his last surviving play, Wealth II, it more closely resembles New Comedy. Answer: Aristophanes. Why not the others: "Menander" was the foremost master of New Comedy, focusing on domestic romance rather than political satire; "Philemon" was a Hellenistic New Comedy playwright who competed with Menander in Athens; "Diphilus" was a Sinopean comic playwright of the New Comedy era whose plays influenced Roman comedy.
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