Aristophanes Plays: II

by Aristophanes

Reissue of Aristophanes' most famous plays in the Methuen Classical Greek Dramatists series

Aristophanes is the oldest comedic writer in Western literature. Although only eleven of the some forty plays he wrote survive, his unique blend of slapstick, fantasy, bawy and political satire provide us with a vivid picture of the ancient Athenians - their social mores, their beliefs and their exuberant sense of occasion. Wasps is a lawcourt...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413669106
• ISBN13: 9780413669100
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: A&c Black 3pl
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.8"