Aristofane, Ecclesiazuse 500-13

On the basis of an accurate textual analysis of v. 500-13 of Aristophanes' Ecclesiazusae, the aim of this paper is to discuss the various problems, debated by numerous authoritative scholars, concerning the identification of the characters and the reconstruction of their movements on stage. It is argued that in these verses the Chorus, the protagonist of the play (Praxagoras) and the Neighbour's wife probably had been active on stage. [Publisher's text]