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The Birds & The Frogs by Aristophanes: The Easton Press 1979

Description: The Birds & The Frogs by Aristophanes: The Easton Press 1979. Book is in excellent condition, like new. Bound in genuine leather, accented in 22kt gold, rinted on archival paper with gilded edges, the endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker, Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines. First Easton Press Edition. Collector's Edition.; 4to 11" - 13" tall. This is one of the many provocative lines that Aristophanes wrote in his comedies about politicians that is still relevant and entertaining today - nearly 2,500 years later. In this stunning edition of The Birds and The Frogs, you will enjoy two of his most famous plays, which deal with timeless themes such as politics, war, society, and human nature. In The Birds, two Athenians join a city of birds and try to create a utopian society. In The Frogs, the god Dionysus travels to the underworld to bring back a playwright who can save Athens from its troubles. Aristophanes used his imagination and creativity to invent fantastic scenarios and characters that challenged the status quo and questioned the authority of the gods, the politicians, and the intellectuals. He also used his plays to express his views on the Peloponnesian War, which was devastating his city and his people. He advocated for peace and reconciliation, but he also mocked the incompetence and corruption of both sides. He was not afraid to speak his mind, even if it meant offending some powerful figures. Aristophanes was born in Athens between 450 and 445 BCE into a wealthy family. He had an excellent education and was well versed in literature, especially the poetry of Homer and other great Athenian writers. His writings also suggest a strong knowledge of the latest philosophical theories. He began his dramatic career in 427 BCE with a play called The Banqueters, which was a satire on the educational and moral theories of his time. He wrote about 40 plays in total, of which 11 have survived in a complete form. He was the greatest representative of the Old Comedy, a genre of comic drama that was characterized by fantasy, satire, invective, and political criticism. He died around 385 BCE in Delphi, where he had gone to consult the oracle.

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Publication Year: 1979

Format: Genuine Leather Bound

Language: English

Book Title: The Birds & The Frogs by Aristophanes

Author: Aristophanes

Features: Illustrated

Publisher: The Easton Press

Original Language: English

Genre: World literature & Classics

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Topic: Anthology, Comedies, Literature, Political History

Edition: Collector's Edition, First Edition

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