@article{kzm 72189, author = {Karen Haegemans}, title = {Karakterkomedie of karikatuur? Een studie van Menanders Dyscolus}, volume = {55}, year = {2001}, url = {https://openjournals.ugent.be/kzm/article/id/72189/}, issue = {0}, doi = {10.21825/kzm.v55i0.17292}, abstract = {<p>Many of Menander's plays were inspired by themes that can be traced<br>back to Aristotle's ethica) theories. The Dyscolus or Misanthrope is<br>obviously based on mora! concepts, more specifically on δυσκολια (or<br>μισανθρωπια) and φιλανθρωπια, notions that Aristotle elaborated on in<br>his Nicomachean Ethics. In this comedy Menander tries to paint a<br>picture of a misanthrope without oversimplifying or exaggerating too<br>much. He gives him a place in a society - be it the artificial society of<br>the stage. Also the other characters, representing different shades of<br>misanthropy or philanthropy, arouse the interest of the audience. Far<br>from presenting them as real people, the playwright still succeeds in<br>making both the grouch and his antagonists transcend the level of the<br>caricature and in creating a true character comedy.</p>}, month = {12}, pages = {183-197}, issn = {2736-2175}, publisher={Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse Maatschappij voor Taal- en Letterkunde en Geschiedenis}, journal = {Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis} }