| Anthos | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Agathon |
| Date premiered | 5th century BCE |
| Place premiered | Athens |
| Original language | Ancient Greek |
| Genre | Athenian tragedy |
Anthos or Antheus (Flower) is a play by the 5th century BCE Athenian dramatist Agathon. The play has been lost. The play is mentioned by Aristotle in his Poetics (1451b) as an example of a tragedy with a plot which gives pleasure despite the incidents and characters being entirely made up.[1][2] Anthos is the only known Greek tragedy play whose plot was entirely invented by the poet.[3] Other 5th century tragedies were based on myth, or less frequently on actual history.[3]
- ^ Aristotle (2000). "Poetics". Classical Literary Criticism. Translated by Dorsch, T.S. Penguin Classics. p. 69. ISBN 9780140446517.
- ^ Wright, W.C.F. (1907). A short history of Greek literature from Homer to Julian. University of California. p. 269.
- ^ a b Austin, N. (2011). Sophocles' Philoctetes and the Great Soul Robbery. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780299282745.