Aristophanes Plays: 2
by Aristophanes

Aristophanes Plays: 2 Book Cover
Aristophanes Plays: 2 Cover

Synopsis

Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists series Aristophanes is the oldest comedic writer in Western literature.

Although only eleven of the some forty plays he wrote survive, his unique blend of slapstick, fantasy, bawy and political satire provide us with a vivid picture of the ancient Athenians - their social mores, their beliefs and their exuberant sense of occasion.

Wasps is a lawcourt satire, Clouds a lighthearted look at education, Birds a search for the perfect society, Festival Time a feminist trial of Euripides and Frogs a celebration of and debate around the theatre

Aristophanes was a unique writer for the comic stage as well as one of the most revealing about the society for which he wrote.

Publication

Publisher
Methuen
Year Published
1993
ISBN 10
0413669106
ISBN 13
9780413669100
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
432 pages
Language
English
LCC
PA3978
eISBN 13
9781472503961
Print
Aristophanes Plays: 2 is a Greek and Roman comedy / farce play written by and published by Methuen in 1993. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780413669100 and an ISBN-10 of 0413669106.
Digital
ePlay digital editions are available on Amazon Kindle Apple Books Google Play with an ISBN-13 of 9781472503961.

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