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  • Wealth by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    Chremylus, a poor but just man, accompanied by his body-servant Cario—the redeeming feature, by the by, of an otherwise dull play, the original type of the comic valet of the stage of all subsequent periods—consults the Delphic Oracle concerning his son, whether he ought not to be instructed in injustice and knavery and the other arts whereby worldly men acquire riches. By way of answer the god ... Leer más

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  • The Birds by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    THE BIRDS differs markedly from all the other Comedies of Aristophanes which have come down to us in subject and general conception. It is just an extravaganza pure and simple--a graceful, whimsical theme chosen expressly for the sake of the opportunities it afforded of bright, amusing dialogue, pleasing lyrical interludes, and charming displays of brilliant stage effects and pretty dresses. ... Leer más

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  • The Knights by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    THE KNIGHTS, dating to about 424 BC, is the fourth play written by Aristophanes.  A masterful Old Comedy satire, the play examines the social and political life of classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). 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 ... Leer más

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  • The Acharnians by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    This is the first of the series of three Comedies--'The Acharnians,' 'Peace' and 'Lysistrata'--produced at intervals of years, the sixth, tenth and twenty-first of the Peloponnesian War, and impressing on the Athenian people the miseries and disasters due to it and to the scoundrels who by their selfish and reckless policy had provoked it, the consequent ruin of industry and, above all, ... Leer más

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  • The Wasps by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    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. ... Leer más

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  • Peace by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    PEACE, set during a pause in the Peloponnesian War in 421 BC, follows the story of Trygaeus.  Trygaeus arranges a peace with Sparta, earning him the lasting gratitude of farmers while garnering the hatred of tradesmen, who will be bankrupted by peace. Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens.  Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern ... Leer más

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  • The Clouds by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    THE CLOUDS is revised version of a comedy first performed at the Dionysia in 423 BC, and revised by Aristophanes several years later. The play satirizes intellectual fashions in classical Athens. The original version has not survived.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 ... Leer más

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  • The Frogs by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    THE BIRDS differs markedly from all the other Comedies of Aristophanes which have come down to us in subject and general conception. It is just an extravaganza pure and simple--a graceful, whimsical theme chosen expressly for the sake of the opportunities it afforded of bright, amusing dialogue, pleasing lyrical interludes, and charming displays of brilliant stage effects and pretty dresses ... Leer más

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  • The Ecclesiazusae by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    THE ECCLESIAZUSAE (translated variously as 'women in power' or 'women in council'), group of Athenian women led by Praxagora sneak into the Athenian assembly disguised as men and vote the women of the Republic into power.  In this hilarious farce, the women enforce an odd brand of equality through a Socialistic government; men are allowed to sleep with every woman, but they must sleep with an ... Leer más

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  • The Thesmophoriazusae by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    Produced the same year as LYSISTRATA, THE THESMOPHORIAZUSAE is considered one of the most brilliant of Aristophanes' extant plays.  The play focuses on the role of women in a male-dominated society, as well as poking fun at several contemporary Athenian poets. Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens.  Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing ... Leer más

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  • The Eleven Comedies of Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    This Halcyon Classics ebook contains the eleven extant comedies by the ancient Athenian playwright Aristophanes.  One of the foremost of the Old Comedy playwrights, Aristophanes penned at least thirty additional works which have not survived.  Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation. The Knights The Acharnians Peace Lysistrata The Clouds The Wasps The Birds The F ... Leer más

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  • Lysistrata by Aristophanes

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    Series series Halcyon Classics
    LYSISTRATA is a classic Old Comedy set during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC).  Wearied by 20 years of war, Lysistrata persuades the women of Athens to withhold sexual favors from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing them to negotiate peace with Sparta.Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens.  Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, ... Leer más

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