ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 18 days agoTIL for nearly a thousand years, the ancient world’s most popular and admired comedian was Menander of Athens. Ironically, his work was lost to history until 1952, when a single play was rediscovereden.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1141arrow-down10
arrow-up1141arrow-down1external-linkTIL for nearly a thousand years, the ancient world’s most popular and admired comedian was Menander of Athens. Ironically, his work was lost to history until 1952, when a single play was rediscovereden.wikipedia.orgooli3@sopuli.xyz to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 18 days agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareooli3@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·18 days agoThe most popular writer being unknown is pretty ironical no?
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·18 days agoLike a free ride when you’re afraid to fly!
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoLike a wedding day when you’ve already payed!
minus-squareViiksisiippa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·17 days agoUnknown to us, like many other things in the past. Not unknown to his contemporaries, as you wrote.
The most popular writer being unknown is pretty ironical no?
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Like rain on your wedding day
Like a free ride when you’re afraid to fly!
Like a wedding day when you’ve already payed!
Unknown to us, like many other things in the past. Not unknown to his contemporaries, as you wrote.