Author | : Victor Ehrenberg |
File Size | : 55,7 Mb |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 20 December 2018 |
ISBN | : 9781135090302 |
Pages | : 283 pages |
The People of Aristophanes Routledge Revivals by Victor Ehrenberg Book PDF Summary
First published in 1951, The People of Aristophanes provides a sociological account of Athens in the period of its greatest glory. Drawing upon Old Attic Comedy and the plays of Aristophanes, the author recreates, for the reader, the life of Athens at that time. He writes extensively about social structure, family, religion and political relationships within the state, and discusses the far-reaching changes which took place within Athenian society.