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Whether his target is the war between the sexes or his fellow playwright Euripides, Aristophanes is the most important Greek comic dramatist—and one of the greatest comic playwrights of all time. His writing—at once bawdy and delicate—brilliantly fuses serious political satire with pyrotechnical bombast, establishing the tradition of comedy as high art. His messages are as timely and relevant today as they were in ancient Greece, and his plays still provoke laughter—and thought.

This volume features four celebrated masterpieces: Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and The Clouds, translated by three of the most distinguished translators and classicists of our time.

Whether his target is the war between the sexes or his fellow playwright Euripides, Aristophanes is the most important Greek comic dramatist—and one of the greatest comic playwrights of all time. His writing—at once bawdy and delicate—brilliantly fuses serious political satire with pyrotechnical bombast, establishing the tradition of comedy as high art. His messages are as timely and relevant today as they were in ancient Greece, and his plays still provoke laughter—and thought.

This volume features four celebrated masterpieces: Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and The Clouds, translated by three of the most distinguished translators and classicists of our time.

Über den Autor
Aristophanes (c. 446-386 BCE) was the foremost comic playwright of ancient Athens and one of the most important figures in classical Greek literature. Known for his sharp wit and bold satire, he used comedy to comment on the political, social, and intellectual life of his time. His surviving plays, including The Clouds, Lysistrata, and The Frogs, continue to be studied and performed for their humor, insight, and enduring relevance.
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Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 1984
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780452007178
ISBN-10: 0452007178
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Aristophanes
Redaktion: Arrowsmith, William
Übersetzung: William Arrowsmith
Richmond Lattimore
Douglass Parker
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 135 x 34 mm
Von/Mit: Aristophanes
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.11.1984
Gewicht: 0,701 kg
Artikel-ID: 101208915