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Aristophanes son of Philippus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens known as the Father of Comedy. Feared for his powers of ridicule, his influence was even acknowledged by Plato as the cause of the trial of Socrates. One of the great playwrights of ancient Athens his work... Read Full Overview

Es una comedia escrita por el comedi grafo griego Arist fanes. Es la cuarta en orden cronol gico de las once comedias aristof nicas que han sobrevivido. Fue presentada durante el concurso de las fiestas Leneas en el 422 a. C., donde obtuvo el primer premio, por delante de Proag... Read Full Overview

La obra gira en torno a Filocle n (que significa amigo de Cle n), y su hijo Bdelicle n (que odia a Cle n), cuyos nombres-parlantes marcan su posici n ante el pol tico ateniense Cle n de Atenas, blanco favorito de las burlas de Arist fanes. Filocle n es adicto a los juicios de... Read Full Overview

Wasps was first produced at the Lenaea festival of 422 BC. The play is at once a political satire and also, like Clouds and the lost Banqueters, a comedy on the theme of the conflict of generations. The play follows the efforts of a mischievous and mercurial... Read Full Overview

First performed in 422 BCE, The Wasps is Aristophanes' satirical comedy attacking Athenian legal culture and the excesses of litigious democracy.

In this sharply constructed play, Aristophanes turns his comic eye toward the jury system of classical Athens... Read Full Overview

Experience the wit and irony of ancient Greek theatre with this classic work from the master of comedy, Aristophanes. This edition includes insightful notes by T Mitchell, providing valuable context and analysis of this timeless masterpiece. Full of humor and satire, this... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it... Read Full Overview

The Wasps is a comedic play written by Aristophanes in ancient Greece. The story centers around a father and son, Philocleon and Bdelycleon, who are both obsessed with serving as jurors in the Athenian court system. Philocleon, the father, is addicted to the power and attention... Read Full Overview