Honestly, I can’t connect with Aristophanes comedies, but the way he criticized the war, the politics and the sophists was admirable.

Just wanted to say I had read these.

lysistrata is kick-ass!

Aristophanes is hilarious sometimes.

Big fan of Aristophanes. Nuf said.

This translation of Aristophanes is really readable and raunchy. I read The Clouds and The Birds. Will have to check out again to read Lysistrata, which I find cited pretty often. The butt stuff alone makes it worth a read.

Was surprised to find the satire of the Sophists leveled in The Clouds relevant to pseudo-scientific bloviation of our own time.

The introductions, commentary, and notes included in this edition were helpful. However, this translation is clear enough that you don't have to spend too much time in the notes to understand what's happening.

Technically a 3.5.

Really enjoyable comedies- it's nice to know ass humor is always funny, whether in 400 B.C. or the modern day.

I'm reading Lysistrata for Banned Books Week 2009. This translator's depiction of Lampito is absolutely hilarious; I could just hug him.

Lysistrata's still a hoot.

Nothing like some Ancient Greek Monty Python! So funny! Great translation!

A gut buster. Laughed so hard it hurt. A true pleasure. I think I was too serious to properly enjoy these in freshman year of college.

Somebody's going to be sor-ry...

Not really.
It's a great compilation of some of the finest plays ever.