The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1

Name: The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1
Author: Aristophanes

by Aristophanes

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With Translator's Foreword, an Introduction to each Comedy, and Elucidatory Notes

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Classical Antiquity

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Project Gutenberg

Release date

2005-08-01

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Public domain in the USA.

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Comedies Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Athens (Greece) -- Drama Aristophanes -- Translations into English

About the author

Aristophanes

-450–-388

Best known for turning politics, war, and everyday Athenian life into fearless comedy, this ancient playwright helped define what satire on stage could do. His surviving plays are still lively, sharp, and surprisingly modern in their mix of jokes and serious social criticism.

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