ENGLISH

The complete plays of Aristophanes

By Moses , Aristophanes;Hadas

Book information

Publisher
Random House Publishing Group;Bantam Books
Year
2006
ISBN
9780553902594, 0553902598
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
964 kB (986964 bytes)
Series
Bantam classic
Edition
Bantam classic reissue
Pages
577 pages\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Fiction;FICTION--General;Electronic books;Drama;Co

Description

A poet who hated an age of decadence, armed conflict, and departure from tradition, Aristophanes' comic genius influenced the political and social order of his own fifth-century Athens. But as Moses Hadas writes in his introduction to this volume, 'His true claim upon our attention is as the most brilliant and artistic and thoughtful wit our world has known.' Includes The Acharnians, The Birds, The Clouds, Ecclesiazusae, The Frogs, The Knights, Lysistrata, Peace, Plutus, Thesmophoriazusae, and The Wasps.;Introduction -- Acharnians -- Knights -- Clouds -- Wasps -- Peace -- Birds -- Lysistrata -- Thesmophoriazusae -- Frogs -- Ecclesiazusae -- Plutus. Introduction -- Acharnians -- Knights -- Clouds -- Wasps -- Peace -- Birds -- Lysistrata -- Thesmophoriazusae -- Frogs -- Ecclesiazusae -- Plutus.

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