Aristophanes' The Birds
Brian Reno
The Birds (Arrowsmith)
by Aristophanes, William Arrowsmith
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Undeniably a masterpiece and perhaps one of the greatest comedies of all time, The Birds lends a comic sense to mankind's crazy cosmic and comic dream.
All this wish fulfillment seems darkened by death, but somehow the dream quality survives us.
The Birds is splendidly lyrical, shot through with gentle Utopian satire and touched by the sadness of the human condition.
The ironic gaiety and power of invention never flags, and in no other of his works is the comic vision so comprehensively or lovingly at odds with his world.
Publication
The Birds (Arrowsmith) is a comedy play written by Aristophanes and published by Samuel French .
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