Four Plays by Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Frogs, A

Four Plays by Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Frogs, A Parliament of Women, Plutus (Wealth)

Whether his target is the war between the sexes or his fellow playwright Euripides, Aristophanes is the most important Greek comic dramatistâ€”and one of the greatest comic playwrights of all time. His writingâ€”at once bawdy and delicateâ€”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 laughterâ€”and thought.
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This volume features four celebrated masterpieces: Lysistrata, The Frogs, A Parliament of Women and Plutus (Wealth), all translated by the distinguished poet and translator Paul Roche.
Country USA
Manufacturer Signet
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ReleaseDate 2004-06-01
EANs 9780451529312

Four Plays by Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Frogs, A Parliament of Women, Plutus (Wealth)