Aristophanes translated, with introduction and notes, by jeffrey henderson. Aristophanes, and clouds by ian storey coupled with the superb translation will make this the edition to use in teaching for many. Clouds and lysistrate, a reevaluation of the poets fame as a lyricist, and a consideration of his notoriety as an opponent of the great war with sparta. His other translations for focus classical library include aristophanes clouds, frogs, the birds, acharnians, second edition, and three comedies. Hide browse bar your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click download or read online button to get clouds wasps peace book now. Th is text has also been digitized by the perseus project perseus. These three plays by the great comic playwright aristophanes c. The internet classics archive the clouds by aristophanes. Even in his most accessible works such as birds or clouds aristophanes is never an. Aristophanes, robert yelverton tyrrell created date. Find the quotes you need to support your essay, or refresh your memory of the play by. The bad news is that the translator, jeffrey henderson, got way too funky and hip ie, dated with his translation.
Includes helpful notes and an introductory essay on aristophanes, a history of the play and its production, and. In acharnians a small landowner, tired of the peloponnesian war, magically arranges a personal peace treaty. Lysistrata henderson edition focus classical library. Henderson, jeffrey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In this new loeb classical library edition of aristophanes, jeffrey henderson presents a freshly edited greek text and a lively, unexpurgated translation with full explanatory notes. Alongside sir hugh lloydjoness sophocles complete, david kovacss euripides three volumes to date, and william h. Jeffrey henderson phd harvard is william goodwin aurelio professor of greek language and literature at boston university, and general editor of the loeb classical library. Aristophanes acharnians focus classical library by aristophanes.
Read a plot overview of the entire play or a scene by scene summary and analysis. Races pindar complete, now arrive the first two volumes of jeffrey henderson s aristophanes. Clouds by aristophanes overdrive rakuten overdrive. In this new loeb classical library edition of aristophanes, jeffrey henderson presents a freshly edited greek text and a lively, unexpurgated translation with full.
Aristophanes supposes him to have come from hell because he is lean and pallid. Read online, or download in secure pdf or secure epub format. In this new loeb classical library edition of aristophanes, jeffrey henderson presents a freshly edited greek text and a lively unexpurgated translation with full explanatory notes. Aristophanes, son of philippus, of the deme kydathenaion, was a comic playwright of ancient athens and a poet of old attic comedy. Acharnians, lysistrata, clouds hackett publishing company. Introduction the satire in this, one of the best known of all aristophanes comedies, is directed against the new schools of philosophy, or perhaps we should rather say dialectic, which had lately been introduced, mostly from abroad, at athens. Geldart 1907, from the oxford classical texts series, which is in the public domain and available as a pdf. The revitalization of the loeb classical library continues apace, at least for some major greek authors. He wrote at least forty plays, of which eleven have survived complete. Greek studies in honor of martin ostwald, edited by rosen, r. It is hoped that these essays will stimulate in all students of classical antiquity. Aristophanes the online books page university of pennsylvania. The main victim of the play is the leading athenian thinker and teacher socrates, who is purposely and unfairly given many of the standard characteristics of the sophists. Clouds, greek nephelai, comedy by aristophanes, produced in 423 bce.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Henderson, jeffrey 1993 problems in greek literary history. The play attacks modern education and morals as imparted and taught by the radical intellectuals known as the sophists. The acharnians of aristophanes saint marys college. Clouds henderson edition focus classical library classical. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query.
The project gutenberg ebook of the clouds, by aristophanes this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. The first new edition in almost sixty years, this volume of aristophanes lysistrata brings the play completely up to date with modern scholarship. Socrates thinkery is at the center of clouds, which spoofs untraditional techniques for educating young men. Lysistrata by aristophanes was first presented publicly in 411 b. Dovers standard edition of the clouds is now made available in paperback. Lysistrata version 2 aristophanes comedy audiobook. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
It is an example of old comedy, which is a comedic genre that utilizes satire, caricature, and vulgar dialogue to ridicule public figures. A lampooning of intellectual fashions in classical athens, it was originally produced at the city dionysia in 423 bc and was not as well received as the author had hoped, coming last of the three plays competing at the festival that year. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Posidon1 this is the city of nephelococcygia, cloud cuckootown, whither we come as ambassadors. Henderson, jeffrey, 1946publication date 1998 topics aristophanes publisher. Lysistrata henderson edition classical literature in translation. Clouds wasps peace download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Aristophanes clouds,performed in its original version in 423 bc, is a witty and merciless satire at the expense of socrates, which ridicules features ascribed by the man in the street to socrates and sophistic teaching. The publisher has supplied this book in drm free form with digital watermarking. Th is book presents the greek text of aristophanes clouds with a facing english translation.
Knights is perhaps the most biting satire of a political figure cleon ever written. See a complete list of the characters in the clouds and indepth analyses of strepsiades, the chorus of clouds, and socrates. Translated, with introduction and notes, by jeffrey henderson. Students will be expected to translate and scan in class, deliver article reports and short presentations, and to. Jeffrey henderson phd harvard is william goodwin aurelio professor of greek language and literature at boston university, and general editor of the loeb. Jeffrey henderson, noted greek scholar, has translated into english one of aristophanes greatest comedies. This famous play by aristophanes, first staged in 411 bce, sheds a light on the relation of the sexes in ancient greece, and is robably the first instance of a war of the sexes. This is an english translation of aristophanes famous comedy, clouds, noted for its critique of philosophy, society and education. The women of athens, tired of the peloponnesian war, devise a plan with women of the other warring states to withhold the pleasures of the flesh from their men until they stop fighting. Nephelai is a greek comedy play written by the playwright aristophanes. Socrates thinkery is at the center of clouds, which spoofs untraditional techniques. It provides the first complete account of its history and contains new information about the comic theater and its social and political context. Translated with introduction and notes focus classical library. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else.
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