Aristophanes,Alan H. Sommerstein
Aristophanes (c.447-385 B.C.), 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.
Classics,Plays,Drama,Fiction,Plays,Theatre,Literature,Fantasy,Mythology,Humanities,Classical Studies,Humor,Cultural,Greece
Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds