Scenes From Aristophanes - Aristophanes
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Scenes from Aristophanes: The Knights (1876) is a play by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It is a satirical comedy that was first performed in Athens in 424 BCE. The play is set during the Peloponnesian War and follows the story of two slaves who plot to overthrow their tyrannical master, Demos, who represents the Athenian people. The slaves, who are named Cleon and Nicias, enlist the help of a sausage-seller named Agoracritus, who they believe can win the favor of Demos by appealing to his love of food. The play is known for its scathing critique of Athenian politics and its use of…mehr

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Scenes from Aristophanes: The Knights (1876) is a play by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It is a satirical comedy that was first performed in Athens in 424 BCE. The play is set during the Peloponnesian War and follows the story of two slaves who plot to overthrow their tyrannical master, Demos, who represents the Athenian people. The slaves, who are named Cleon and Nicias, enlist the help of a sausage-seller named Agoracritus, who they believe can win the favor of Demos by appealing to his love of food. The play is known for its scathing critique of Athenian politics and its use of vulgar humor and slapstick comedy. Scenes from Aristophanes: The Knights (1876) is a translation of the original Greek text and includes detailed notes and commentary to help readers understand the historical and cultural context of the play. It is a valuable resource for students of ancient Greek theater and anyone interested in the history of comedy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Aristophanes ( c. 446 - c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete. Also known as "The Father of Comedy", Aristophanes depicted the life of ancient Athens and ridiculed authority leading to a case of slander brought by Plato which led to Socrates' death. Aristophanes' second play,The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced too, this time by Cleon but details of any subsequent trial are unknown and Aristophanes went on to caricature Cleon in his later plays, especially in The Knights.