Author: | Aristophanes | ISBN: | 1230000129232 |
Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. | Publication: | May 2, 2013 |
Imprint: | Language: | English |
Author: | Aristophanes |
ISBN: | 1230000129232 |
Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. |
Publication: | May 2, 2013 |
Imprint: | |
Language: | English |
THE WASPS, dating to 422 BC, lampoons the law courts and the demagogue Cleon of ancient Athens.
Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern understanding of the Old Comedy genre. Little is known of his personal life.
THE WASPS, dating to 422 BC, lampoons the law courts and the demagogue Cleon of ancient Athens.
Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern understanding of the Old Comedy genre. Little is known of his personal life.