The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes
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"The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2" by Aristophanes is a collection of comedic plays, written during the classical period of ancient Greece. This volume includes translations of several of Aristophanes' notable works, with a focus on satire directed at various aspects of Athenian life and society, particularly highlighting the absurdities of legal proceedings and social customs through clever characters and engaging plots. The opening portion of the volume introduces "The Wasps," one of
Aristophanes' comedies, which centers around Philocleon, an elderly man obsessed with his role as a juryman, and his son, Bdelycleon, who wishes to help him abandon this unhealthy obsession. Bdelycleon's attempts to keep his father from attending the courts lead to humorous escapades, including Philocleon's ludicrous efforts to escape imprisonment in their home. The opening part sets the stage for a vivid exploration of the comical struggles between father and son, the farcical elements of their conflict, and Aristophanes' pointed commentary on the Athenian judicial system and the obsession with litigation that characterized his society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 |
| Note | With Translator's Foreword, an Introduction to each Comedy, and Elucidatory Notes |
| Contents | The wasps -- The birds -- The frogs -- The Thesmophoriazusae -- The Ecclesiazusae -- Plutus. |
| Credits | Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Thomas Berger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Athens (Greece) -- Drama |
| Subject | Aristophanes -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8689 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-08689-7 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 875 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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