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Banger ça a l'air incroyable Aristophane, le traducteur a fait un taff de frappadingue !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Acharnians
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Another in the Focus Classical Library modern translations of works from the Classical world. This series of translations is noted for the clarity of translation and fidelity to the intent of the original work, with notes and an introduction that provide the student with access to the intent of the author in the original. As such these works are outstanding for their ability to provide the reader with the sense of the original as it was understood in its time and an excellent starting point for any interpretation or adaptation. The Acharnians is one of Aristophanes’ anti-war comedies.
96 pages, Paperback
First published January 1,-0425
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96 pages, Paperback
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May 1, 2003 by Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Company
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9781585100873
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1585100870
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English
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Dicaeopolis
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Aristophanes (Greek: Αριστοφάνης; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.
Also known as "The Father of Comedy" and "the Prince of Ancient Comedy", Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by influential contemporaries; Plato singled out Aristophanes' play The Clouds as slander that contributed to the trial and subsequent condemning to death of Socrates, although other satirical playwrights had also caricatured the philosopher.
Aristophanes' second play, The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced by Cleon as a slander against the Athenian polis. It is possible that the case was argued in court, but details of the trial are not recorded and Aristophanes caricatured Cleon mercilessly in his subsequent plays, especially The Knights, the first of many plays that he directed himself. "In my opinion," he says through that play's Chorus, "the author-director of comedies has the hardest job of all."
Also known as "The Father of Comedy" and "the Prince of Ancient Comedy", Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by influential contemporaries; Plato singled out Aristophanes' play The Clouds as slander that contributed to the trial and subsequent condemning to death of Socrates, although other satirical playwrights had also caricatured the philosopher.
Aristophanes' second play, The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced by Cleon as a slander against the Athenian polis. It is possible that the case was argued in court, but details of the trial are not recorded and Aristophanes caricatured Cleon mercilessly in his subsequent plays, especially The Knights, the first of many plays that he directed himself. "In my opinion," he says through that play's Chorus, "the author-director of comedies has the hardest job of all."
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This is one of the first anti war demonstration in form of art but nevertheless in public.
The audio book from Librivox can be found here but is not that good and I need to read the text to get the actual feeling of the content and the story. Will search the Gutenberg library for the actual text but if you are bored you can listen the book from here:
So 5 starts for the book as such, 1 start for the audioboook version.
https://librivox.org/the-acharnians-b...
The audio book from Librivox can be found here but is not that good and I need to read the text to get the actual feeling of the content and the story. Will search the Gutenberg library for the actual text but if you are bored you can listen the book from here:
So 5 starts for the book as such, 1 start for the audioboook version.
https://librivox.org/the-acharnians-b...
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Interesante propuesta de un pueblo utilizado como punto de expresión para vituperar el conflicto bélico del Peloponeso.
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this makes no sense it’s vibes only. and the vibes aren’t even good
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First complete work I've read in Greek. Only took me 3 months.
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A comedy of democracy at war and peace.
Despite its age, it’s got some solid jokes. Interesting to see how much comedy has changed and how some bits have worked for millennium.
Despite its age, it’s got some solid jokes. Interesting to see how much comedy has changed and how some bits have worked for millennium.
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Has to be my favourite Greek play I've ever read. Combining dry sardonic humour with witty criticisms of society.
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n n B.R.A.CE. 2018 4 βιβλία για τα οποία θα έχεις μια ευφάνταστη δική σου κατηγορίαn n (2/4)
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