Opening book details…
Can I read Aristophanes: Birds (Comedies of Aristophanes) on EtoBox?
Aristophanes: Birds (Comedies of Aristophanes) by with translation and notes by Alan H. Sommerstein is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Aristophanes: Birds (Comedies of Aristophanes) about?
Birds differs from all other surviving 5th-century Aristophanes plays in having no obvious connection with a topical question of public interest, whether political, literary-theatrical or intellectual-educational. It has plenty of topical & satirical content; in particular as Cuckooville begins to take shape. It proves in many ways to be a replica of Athens & is soon visited by many of the less desirable elements of the Athenian population. But satire is kept firmly subordinate to fantasy. As fantasy Birds has no rival in what we possess of Greek literature, until we reach Lucian nearly six centuries later. 1st published in 1987, current edition 1992. Parallel Greek text & English translation.
Who reads Aristophanes: Birds (Comedies of Aristophanes)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- with translation and notes by Alan H. Sommerstein
- Publisher
- Aris & Phillips Ltd.
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780856681721
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Anthropology, Humanities
More by with translation and notes by Alan H. Sommerstein
Browse all works by with translation and notes by Alan H. Sommerstein
Similar books
- Aristophanes: Four Comedies — Aristophanes; Fitts, Dudley (1990)
- Aristophanes: Four Plays : Clouds ; Birds ; Lysistrata ; Women of the Assembly — Aristophanes, author; Poochigian, Aaron, 1973- translator; Container of (expression): Aristophanes. Birds. English; Container of (expression): Aristophanes. Clouds. English; Container of (expression): Aristophanes. Lysistrata. English; Container of (expression): Aristophanes. Ecclesiazusae. English (2002)
- Five Comedies of Aristophanes — Aristófanes, Chiappe, Andrew, ed. lit; Rogers, Benjamien Bickley, trad (1955)
- The Comedies of Aristophanes: Indexes — Aristophanes; Alan H. Sommerstein (2002)
- Aristophanes: Acharnians (The Comedies of Aristophanes, V. 1) — edited with a translation and notes by Alan H. Sommerstein (1980)
- Peace: The Comedies of Aristophanes (Comedies of Aristophanes,) — Alan H. Sommerstein Aristophanes (1985)