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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

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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

I "Freden" af Marcus Lauesen f lger handlingen den velhavende Samuel Hobbs og hans familie, der bor i det smukke Surrey i England. Men ikke alt ?nder fred og idyl, for Samuels to s nner kan ikke lade v re med at bekrige hinanden. En krig, der truer med at splitte hele familien... Read Full Overview

The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution, there is bitterness in the memory of lost opportunities and the ending is not happy for everyone.

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

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. This book, published in 1873, features the original Greek text of the play along with English notes and a preface. The play is a satire about the Peloponnesian War, which had been raging... Read Full Overview