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Olson's edition of the play, which replaces Platnauer's of 1969, is based on a complete new collation of the manuscripts, many of which have never been adequately reported before. The extensive commentary explores matters of all sorts, but it focuses in particular on the realities... Read Full Overview

Aristophanes' Peace was performed at the City Dionysia in Athens in 421 B.C. as a decade-long war with Sparta seemed finally to be drawing to an end, and is one of only eleven extant plays by the greatest Old Comic poet. Olson's edition of the play, which replaces Platnauer's... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

Aristophanes' Peace is a classical Athenian comedy that satirizes war and celebrates the restoration of harmony through wit, absurdity, and political insight.

In Peace, first performed in 421 BCE during the Peloponnesian War, Aristophanes presents the... Read Full Overview

Produced in 421 B.C., Peace is, in one respect, unique among Aristophanes' plays. The typical Aristophanic plot takes its start from something that is wrong with the current state of Athenian life and which, while it may be capable in principle of being corrected, stands... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

Aristophanes' Peace is a classical Athenian comedy that satirizes war and celebrates the restoration of harmony through wit, absurdity, and political insight.

In Peace, first performed in 421 BCE during the Peloponnesian War, Aristophanes presents the... Read Full Overview

Freden (Peace) is a comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. First performed in 421 BC, it reflects the longing for peace during the Peloponnesian War. The play follows Trygaeus, an Athenian farmer who, fed up with the ongoing conflict, flies to Mount Olympus... Read Full Overview

The Peace of Aristophanes is a play written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. The play was first performed in Athens in 421 BC and is considered one of the greatest comedies of all time. The play is set during the Peloponnesian War, which was fought between Athens... Read Full Overview

The Peace of Aristophanes is a comedic play written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was first performed in Athens in 421 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, a long and devastating conflict between Athens and Sparta. The play tells the story of a farmer named Trygaeus... Read Full Overview

The Peace of Aristophanes is a play written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, which was first performed in 421 BC. The play is a satirical comedy that follows the story of a farmer named Trygaeus, who decides to travel to the heavens to negotiate a peace treaty between... Read Full Overview

Aristophanes son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Aristophanes was one of the Ancient Greeks' most famous playwrights, and some of his works survived to the modern day, including this one.