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The Eleven Plays of Aristophanes

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All 11 comedies, literally translated. Two volumes in one file. Includes: Knights, Acharnians, Peace, Lysistrata, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae, and Plutus. According to Wikipedia: "Aristophanes (ca. 446 BCE ca. 386 BCE), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a prolific and much acclaimed, comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven ... Read more

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All 11 comedies, literally translated. Two volumes in one file. Includes: Knights, Acharnians, Peace, Lysistrata, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae, and Plutus. According to Wikipedia: "Aristophanes (ca. 446 BCE ca. 386 BCE), son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a prolific and much acclaimed, comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven
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The Wasps

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“It’s this that grieves us most of all, to see men who have never served or held either lance or oar in defense of their country, enriching themselves at our expense without ever raising a blister on their hands.”Aristophanes' The Wasps is a timeless comedy, combining witty satire and raucous slapstick to delightful effect. Modern critics have acclaimed it as a perfectly realized fantasy, ... Read more

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“It’s this that grieves us most of all, to see men who have never served or held either lance or oar in defense of their country, enriching themselves at our expense without ever raising a blister on their hands.”Aristophanes' The Wasps is a timeless comedy, combining witty satire and raucous slapstick to delightful effect. Modern critics have acclaimed it as a perfectly realized fantasy,
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The Birds (Annotated)

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In Aristophanes’ comic fantasy, an ambitious Athenian persuades the birds to build a city in the sky. What follows is a playful satire of power, persuasion and human ambition. The Birds brings together imaginative storytelling and the sharp social humor of ancient Greek comedy. For readers of classical drama, political satire and theatre. An annotated edition. ... Read more

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In Aristophanes’ comic fantasy, an ambitious Athenian persuades the birds to build a city in the sky. What follows is a playful satire of power, persuasion and human ambition. The Birds brings together imaginative storytelling and the sharp social humor of ancient Greek comedy. For readers of classical drama, political satire and theatre. An annotated edition.
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Lysistrata and Other Plays

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Translated by Alan H. Sommerstein ...

The Acharnians/The Clouds/Lysistrata'We women have the salvation of Greece in our hands'Writing at a time of political and social crisis in Athens, the ancient Greek comic playwright Aristophanes was an eloquent, yet bawdy, challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. In Lysistrata and The Acharnians, two pleas for an end to the long war between Athens and Sparta, a band of women on a sex strike ... Read more

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The Acharnians/The Clouds/Lysistrata'We women have the salvation of Greece in our hands'Writing at a time of political and social crisis in Athens, the ancient Greek comic playwright Aristophanes was an eloquent, yet bawdy, challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. In Lysistrata and The Acharnians, two pleas for an end to the long war between Athens and Sparta, a band of women on a sex strike
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The knights - The Acharnians - Peace - Lysistrata - The clouds.

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Perhaps the first thing to strike us-paradoxical as it may sound to say so-about the Athenian 'Old Comedy' is its modernness. Of its very nature, satiric drama comes later than Epic and Lyric poetry, Tragedy or History; Aristophanes follows Homer and Simonides, Sophocles and Thucydides. Of its essence, it is free from many of the conventions and restraining influences of earlier forms of ... Read more

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Perhaps the first thing to strike us-paradoxical as it may sound to say so-about the Athenian 'Old Comedy' is its modernness. Of its very nature, satiric drama comes later than Epic and Lyric poetry, Tragedy or History; Aristophanes follows Homer and Simonides, Sophocles and Thucydides. Of its essence, it is free from many of the conventions and restraining influences of earlier forms of
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The Birds

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Birds rule the sky—and man—in this entertaining work by the Ancient Greek playwright known for Lysistrata and The Clouds.This award-winning comedy—first performed in Greece in 414 BC—remains a delightful read even after two millennia. As the birds of Athens express their frustration about sharing a realm with humans, they hatch a plan to build their own empire in the sky: Cloud-cuckoo-land. Soon ... Read more

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Birds rule the sky—and man—in this entertaining work by the Ancient Greek playwright known for Lysistrata and The Clouds.This award-winning comedy—first performed in Greece in 414 BC—remains a delightful read even after two millennia. As the birds of Athens express their frustration about sharing a realm with humans, they hatch a plan to build their own empire in the sky: Cloud-cuckoo-land. Soon
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The Birds and Other Plays

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Translated by Alan H. Sommerstein, David Barrett ...

The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In THE BIRDS, two frustrated Athenians join the birds to build the utopian city of 'Much Cuckoo in the Clouds'. THE KNIGHTS is a venomous satire on Cleon, a prominent Athenian demagogue, while THE ASSEMBLY WOMEN deals with the battle of the sexes as the women of Athens infiltrate the all-male ... Read more

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The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In THE BIRDS, two frustrated Athenians join the birds to build the utopian city of 'Much Cuckoo in the Clouds'. THE KNIGHTS is a venomous satire on Cleon, a prominent Athenian demagogue, while THE ASSEMBLY WOMEN deals with the battle of the sexes as the women of Athens infiltrate the all-male
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LYSISTRATA

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Lysistrata by Aristophanes is a comedic masterpiece set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War. In a bold attempt to end the war, the women of Greece withhold their affections from their men until peace is achieved. With Aristophanes' sharp wit and satirical approach, Lysistrata offers a humorous critique of war and gender roles. It's a classic that still rings true, challenging societal ... Read more

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Lysistrata by Aristophanes is a comedic masterpiece set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War. In a bold attempt to end the war, the women of Greece withhold their affections from their men until peace is achieved. With Aristophanes' sharp wit and satirical approach, Lysistrata offers a humorous critique of war and gender roles. It's a classic that still rings true, challenging societal
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The Clouds

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The Clouds can be considered not only the world's first extant 'comedy of ideas' but also a brilliant and successful example of that genre. The play gained notoriety for its caricature of the philosopher Socrates ever since its mention in Plato's Apology as a factor contributing to the old man's trial and execution. ... Read more

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The Clouds can be considered not only the world's first extant 'comedy of ideas' but also a brilliant and successful example of that genre. The play gained notoriety for its caricature of the philosopher Socrates ever since its mention in Plato's Apology as a factor contributing to the old man's trial and execution.
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Lysistrata (Illustrated and Annotated)

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Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. First performed in classical Athens in , it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace â a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is ... Read more

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Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. First performed in classical Athens in , it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace â a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is
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Lysistrata

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Discover the Power of Peace with Lysistrata by AristophanesLysistrata, a timeless comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, offers a humorous yet poignant exploration of war, peace, and human folly. Set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War, the play follows Lysistrata, a clever Athenian woman who devises an audacious plan to end the conflict: she persuades women from Athens and ... Read more

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Discover the Power of Peace with Lysistrata by AristophanesLysistrata, a timeless comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, offers a humorous yet poignant exploration of war, peace, and human folly. Set against the backdrop of the Peloponnesian War, the play follows Lysistrata, a clever Athenian woman who devises an audacious plan to end the conflict: she persuades women from Athens and
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Lysistrata and Other Plays

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Greek playwright Aristophanes spins wonderful stories combining politics, satire, and classic Greek gods in this collection of "Lysistrata and Other Plays." "Lysistrata" focuses on the women of Greece whose husbands leave for the Peloponnesian War. The women do not care about the war as much as they care about missing their husbands; Lysistrata also insists that men rarely listen to women's ... Read more

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Greek playwright Aristophanes spins wonderful stories combining politics, satire, and classic Greek gods in this collection of "Lysistrata and Other Plays." "Lysistrata" focuses on the women of Greece whose husbands leave for the Peloponnesian War. The women do not care about the war as much as they care about missing their husbands; Lysistrata also insists that men rarely listen to women's
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