Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays Aristophanes
Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays Aristophanes Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth…
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Aristophanes: Frogs and Other Plays Aristophanes
Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, an exuberant form of festival drama which flourished in Athens during the fifth century BC. The volume presents Clouds, with its famous caricature of the philosopher Socrates; Women at the Thesmophoria (or Thesmophoriazusae), a work which mixes One of the most original playwrights in the entire Western tradition, his comedies are remarkable for their brilliant combination of fantasy and satire, their constantly inventive manipulation of language, and their use of absurd characters and plots to expose his society's institutions and values to the bracing challenge of laughter.This vibrant collection of verse translations of Aristophanes' works combines historical accuracy with a sensitive attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy.
Frogs and Other Plays
Heracles and Other Plays
Bacchae and Other Plays
Rover and Other Plays
Electra and Other Plays
Orestes and Other Plays
Persians and Other Plays
Orestes and Other Plays
Electra and Other Plays
Quills and Other Plays
Don Juan and Other Plays
Baby Doll and Other Plays
Hedda Gabler and Other Plays