Cleophon (poet)

Cleophon (Greek: Kλεoφῶν, Kleophōn) was an Athenian tragic poet^[1] who flourished in the 4th century BC. The titles of eleven of his plays are given by the Suda: Acteon, Amphiaraos, Achilles, The Bacchantes, Dexamenus, Erigone, Thyestes, Leucippus, Mandroboulos, Persis, and Telephus.^[2] None of these plays are extant today; no fragments or quotations have come down to us.

He is referred to by Aristotle in Poetics and Rhetoric, who notes his prosaic style and lack of idealism.^[3]

References

^ Hammond, N.G.L; Scullard, H.H (1970). Oxford Classical Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0198691173.
^ Suda κ 1730
^ Aristotle. "Poetics".

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[1] Hammond, N.G.L; Scullard, H.H (1970). Oxford Classical Dictionary (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 0198691173.

[2] Suda κ 1730

[3] Aristotle. "Poetics".

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