Aristophanes' Clouds Translated With Notes and Introduction - Couverture souple

Aristophanes

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0941051242 ISBN 13 : 9780941051248

Editeur : Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co, 1993

Synopsis

This is an English translation of Aristophanes' famous comedy, Clouds, noted for its critique of philosophy, society and education. It includes essays on Old Comedy and the Theater of Dionysus, suggestions for further reading, notes on production, and a map. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek ture.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Clouds is a comedy written by the celebrated playwright Aristophanes lampooning intellectual fashions in classical Athens. It was originally produced at the City Dionysia in 423 BC and it was not well received, coming last of the three plays competing at the festival that year. It was revised between 420-417 BC and thereafter it was circulated in manuscript form. No copy of the original production survives, and scholarly analysis indicates that the revised version is an incomplete form of Old Comedy. This incompleteness, however, is not obvious in translations and modern performances. The Clouds can be considered not only the world's first extant 'comedy of ideas' but also a brilliant and successful example of that genre. The play gained notoriety for its caricature of the philosopher Socrates ever since its mention in Plato's Apology as a factor contributing to the old man's trial and execution.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0941051242
• ISBN 13: 9780941051248
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 108
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Pat Wood; +441179828884; pat@truffleshuffle.co.uk; ; CDV 15206; 350, chemin du Pré Neuf; La Mure; 38350; France