8

Preface

I also had the privilege of benefiting once more from the vast knowledge
of Greek and the experience of Iheodoros K. Stephanopoulos, especially with
reference to textual criticism. My debt to loannis Konstantakos is multiple. His
commentary on Antiphanes was for me the first motivation to engage with Middle
Comedy. Moreover, he read this book at different stages of writing and I benefited
from his valuable comments. Prof. Ernst A. Schmidt of the Academy committee
read the proofs and made detailed suggestions; I am very grateful to him.
I also want to thank Rosemary Tzanaki for checking my English and helping
me in translating Greek passages into English. And of course, I must thank my
family, for giving me the opportunity to work undistracted: my wife Vasso, who
shouldered the main burdens of the family during my various absences, and our
sons Manos and Konstantinos.
Rethymnon, July 2018