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Aristophanes the Acharnians the Clouds Lysistrata: Translated With an Introduction by Alan H. Sommerstein |
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Mandy (USA: FL) (2008/07/22):
Only eleven of his plays survive, and this volume contains 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. Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponet of the demagogue and the sophist, and his comedy reveals a deep sympathy and longing for the return of a peaceful and honest way of life.
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