The Treasure

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"The Treasure" is a comedic play by the ancient Greek playwright Philemon, known for its lighthearted treatment of everyday life and moral themes within the New Comedy tradition.

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The Treasure canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek play ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
author Philemon ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
creator Philemon ⓘ
culturalContext Athenian theater ⓘ
linked to: Theatre of Dionysus

Hellenistic Greek culture ⓘ
dramaticStructure five-act structure (typical of New Comedy) ⓘ
genre New Comedy ⓘ
hasTheme everyday life ⓘ
moral themes ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
influencedBy earlier Attic comedy traditions ⓘ
intendedAudience general Athenian theatergoers ⓘ
intendedPerformanceSpace ancient Greek theater ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
literaryForm comedic play ⓘ
literaryGenre ancient Greek comedy ⓘ
literaryMode comic realism ⓘ
literaryPeriod Hellenistic period ⓘ
movement New Comedy ⓘ
narrativeFocus domestic life ⓘ
ordinary people ⓘ
originalMedium theatrical performance ⓘ
partOf Philemon’s comic corpus ⓘ
performanceType spoken drama ⓘ
subjectMatter moral behavior in everyday situations ⓘ
social relations in domestic settings ⓘ
timeOfCreation Hellenistic era (approximate) ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period
tone lighthearted ⓘ
tradition Greek New Comedy ⓘ
linked to: New Comedy
usesDramaticConvention comic misunderstandings ⓘ
everyday domestic situations ⓘ
stock characters ⓘ
workOf Philemon (playwright) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philemon → notableWork → The Treasure ⓘ
Diphilus → hasWork → The Treasure ⓘ