Scenes From Aristophanes: The Clouds (1884)

By Aristophanes

Book Overview

Scenes From Aristophanes: The Clouds is a play written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. The play was originally performed in Athens in 423 BC and is a satire on the sophists, a group of philosophers who were known for their rhetorical skills and love of money. The play follows the character of Strepsiades, a debt-ridden farmer, who enrolls his son in the Thinkery, a school run by the sophist Socrates, in the hopes that he will learn the art of argument and be able to argue his way out of debt. However, the Thinkery turns out to be a place of absurdity and nonsense, where the students learn to argue for the sake of arguing and to question everything, including the existence of the gods. The play is filled with witty dialogue, slapstick humor, and scathing criticism of the sophists and their teachings. Scenes From Aristophanes: The Clouds is a classic work of Greek literature and a testament to Aristophanes' skill as a playwright and satirist.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165751593
• ISBN13: 9781165751594
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"