Author | : Aristophanes |
File Size | : 52,6 Mb |
Publisher | : Penguin Classics |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 26 April 2024 |
ISBN | : UOM:39015058737464 |
Pages | : 312 pages |
Lysistrata and Other Plays by Aristophanes Book PDF Summary
Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist. This collection includes Lysistrata, the hilariously bawdy anti-war fantasy; The Acharnians, a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta; and The Clouds, a satire on contemporary philosophy.