ooli3@sopuli.xyz to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 2 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-square19fedilinkarrow-up1185arrow-down10
arrow-up1185arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareooli3@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·2 days agoThe most popular writer being unknown is pretty ironical no?
minus-squareViiksisiippa@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 hours agoUnknown to us, like many other things in the past. Not unknown to his contemporaries, as you wrote.
minus-square🇸🇵🇪🇨🇺🇱🇦🇹🇪🇷@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·2 days agoLike a free ride when you’re afraid to fly!
minus-squareangrystego@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 hours agoLike a wedding day when you’ve already payed!
minus-squaretwinnie@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down2·2 days agoI can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic but no that’s not ironic.
minus-squareooli3@sopuli.xyzOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agoI guess we dont have the same definition then
minus-squareBatman@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·21 hours agoI mean, the opposite of the statement being true is like, the most accepted definition. So, I feel 'ya. …I wonder what their definition is??
The most popular writer being unknown is pretty ironical no?
Unknown to us, like many other things in the past. Not unknown to his contemporaries, as you wrote.
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!
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic but no that’s not ironic.
I guess we dont have the same definition then
I mean, the opposite of the statement being true is like, the most accepted definition. So, I feel 'ya. …I wonder what their definition is??