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Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds

Alan H. Sommerstein

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Aristophanes , a contemporary of Socrates, was the last and greatest of the Old Attic comedians.Only eleven of his plays survive, and this volume contains Lysistrata, the hilariously bawdy anti-war fantasy; The Acharnians, a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta; and The Clouds, a satire on contemporary philosophy. Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist, and his comedy reveals a deep sympathy and longing for the return of a peaceful and honest way of life.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Group

Release: March 30, 1974

ISBN: 0140442871

ISBN 13: 9780140442878

Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds

Alan H. Sommerstein

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Aristophanes , a contemporary of Socrates, was the last and greatest of the Old Attic comedians.Only eleven of his plays survive, and this volume contains Lysistrata, the hilariously bawdy anti-war fantasy; The Acharnians, a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta; and The Clouds, a satire on contemporary philosophy. Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist, and his comedy reveals a deep sympathy and longing for the return of a peaceful and honest way of life.

Language: English

Pages: 256

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Group

Release: March 30, 1974

ISBN: 0140442871

ISBN 13: 9780140442878

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