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aristophanes alan h. sommerstein

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In Peace, produced in 421 B.C., Aristophanes celebrates in anticipation the conclusion, after ten years, of the great war with Sparta. Peace, we are made to see, is within the grasp of the Greek peoples; let them make one final effort, and all difficulties and dangers will evaporate in the joys of feasting and rustic leisure.

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,-0421

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Format
240 pages, Paperback
Published
November 1, 2005 by Liverpool University Press
ISBN
9780856687853
ASIN
0856687855
Language
English

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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."

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kyuuri117
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April 16,2025
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Cleverly written and very witty satire celebrating the long awaited peace that would end Peloponnesian War and criticizing the incompetent politicians. Differentiating from other plays from that time by lessening the presence and influence of Gods and even mocking them.
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keishii
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Need to see a performance of this just to see a couple guys in togas manufacturing turd patties.
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sighx3
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April 16,2025
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this was too good for its time and too good for this time, no one understands
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PlOtRuN
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April 16,2025
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Sempre um prazer ler o politicamente incorreto Aristófanes e conhecer um pouco do dia a dia, humor e política da Grécia antiga.
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Zensorium
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April 16,2025
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John Donne's flea: erotic

Aristophanes's dung beetle: chaotic
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AidanTheGreat
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April 16,2025
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Thank goodness the free e-book is annotated! A lot of the comedy is lost in time and translation - and due to my ignorance. (Note to self: must learn more about Ancient Greece.)
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Mitsukida
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Cool. Full nudity in staging directions. Sex. Flying dung beetles. I'm still in awe of this and all the other Greek dramas.
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