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As in his other early plays, Aristophanes pokes satirical fun at the demagogue Cleon but in The Wasps he also ridicules one of the Athenian institutions that provided Cleon with his power-base: the law courts.

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

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

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

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 old man to escape... Read Full Overview

Wasps was first performed at the festival of the Lenaia early in 422 B.C. It is arguably one of Aristophanes' most entertaining and characteristic works, and the lack of serious difficulties in the text makes it accessible to the less advanced student of Greek. This edition,... Read Full Overview

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such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
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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 Greek comedy play written by Aristophanes. It was first performed in Athens in 422 BC. The play is a satire of the Athenian legal system and the political culture of the time. The story revolves around a father and son, Philocleon and Bdelycleon, who are both obsessed... Read Full Overview

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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 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 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

The book ""The Wasps of Aristophanes with Notes Critical and Explanatory"" is a play written by Aristophanes, a Greek playwright, in the 5th century BC. The play is a comedic satire that explores the theme of justice in Athens through the story of a father and son who are both... Read Full Overview