61. The Birds Summary and analysis of aristophanes play The Birds. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/bates026.html

THE BIRDS A summary and analysis of the play by Aristophanes This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 2 . ed. Alfred Bates. London: Historical Publishing Company, 1906. pp. 43-46. The Birds Hercules , Neptune and a Thracian god who cannot talk Greek in correct fashion, but discourses in gibberish. These, however, are compelled to accept whatever terms the birds please to offer, and they leave to them the sovereignty of the world. However like a farcical tale all this may seem, it has a philosophical significance; it casts a glance, as it were, on the sum of all things, which, once in a way, is all very proper, considering that most of our conceptions are true only from a human point of view. In the subjoined extract the birds give their account of the creation of the world, which is in the poets most fantastic vein. It was Chaos and Night at the first, and the blackness of darkness, and hell's broad border; Earth was not, nor air, neither heaven; when in depths of the womb of the dark without order First thing first born of the black-plumed Night was a wind-egg hatched in her bosom

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64. Aristophanes - New World Encyclopedia aristophanes (Greek Ἀριστοφάνης) (c. 446 B.C.E. – c. 388 B.C.E.) was a Greek dramatist of the Old and Middle Comedy period. He is also known as the Father of http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Aristophanes

Aristophanes From New World Encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Previous (Aristobulus of Paneas) Next (Aristotelianism) Sketch of Aristophanes Aristophanes (Greek: ) (c. 446 B.C.E. – c. 388 B.C.E. ) was a Greek dramatist of the Old and Middle Comedy period. He is also known as the "Father of Comedy" and the "Prince of Ancient Comedy." The Old Comedy, dating from the establishment of democracy by Kleisthenes, around 510 B.C.E. , arose from the obscene jests of Dionysian revelers, composed of virulent abuse and personal vilification. The satire and abuse were directed against some object of popular dislike. The comedy used the techniques of tragedy , its choral dances, its masked actors, its meters, its scenery and stage mechanism, and above all the elegance of the Attic language, but used for the purpose of satire and ridicule. Middle Comedy omitted the chorus, and transferred the ridicule from a single personage to human foibles in general. Aristophanes was one of the key figures of this transition. Contents Biography The Clouds The plot Interpretation ... Credits Biography The place and exact date of his birth are unknown, but he was around thirty in the 420s

65. Aristophanes' Clouds Study guide for aristophanes comedy The Clouds . http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/studyguide/clouds.htm

The Classical Origins of Western Culture The Core Studies 1 Study Guide by Roger Dunkle Brooklyn College Core Curriculum Series CLOUDS Production The setting of the Clouds requires two doors in the skene, one representing Strepsiades's house and the other, the Thinkery, both in the city of Athens. The play begins with Strepsiades and Pheidippides sleeping in their beds. Since the ancient Greek theater had no curtain, these two men in their beds had to be carried out in full view of the audience by stagehands (probably slaves) and placed in front of one of the doors of the skene representing Strepsiades's house. The audience was no doubt expected to imagine that this was an indoor scene, because it was not usual for Greeks to sleep outside. This assumption is strengthened by the fact that, since Pheidippides is sleeping under five blankets, the weather is cool, which would make it even less likely that this was intended as an outdoor scene. The method of presenting the scholarly activities that go on inside the Thinkery is by no means certain. K. J. Dover ( Aristophanic Comedy , Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1972, 107) suggests two possibilities. The students could come out of the door of the skene carrying their apparatus with them, which they could leave behind when they go back inside. Another possibility is that a screen made of canvas and wood with a door, held from behind by stagehands, could conceal the students until Strepsiades asks that the door be opened. The stagehands then could remove this screen revealing the students and their equipment. When the students are ordered to go back inside, they could go through a door of the skene which then would become the door of the Thinkery for the rest of the play.

66. Aristophanes Links and information on ancient Greece people. Let each man exercise the art he knows 1. aristophanes was a Greek comic writer, who was the son of Philippus. http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/People/Aristophanes/

67. Aristophanes The Clouds Fairly recent translation by Ian Johnston. http://www.mala.bc.ca/~johnstoi/aristophanes/clouds.htm

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68. The Classic Text: Aristophanes T he plays of aristophanes are the only surviving complete examples of Old Greek Comedy, all written between 427 and 385 B.C. His contemporaries thought highly of his http://www4.uwm.edu/libraries/special/exhibits/clastext/clspg033.htm

T he plays of Aristophanes are the only surviving complete examples of Old Greek Comedy, all written between 427 and 385 B.C. His contemporaries thought highly of his works, and awarded him many prizes for his plays. His success was attributed to his fresh and charming meters and lyrics. As much as Aristophanes was intellectual and imaginative and could design comic situations with ease and style, he often lacked humor and emotion. A political conservative, who often felt himself "in opposition" to the government, Aristophanes held a strong mistrust for social, religious, literary and musical innovations. A ristophanes' plays have remained important throughout the years as the work of a master playwright and have achieved notoriety because they are the only surviving examples of Old Greek Comedy. I n the Monthly Letter of the Limited Editions Club , the editors include a discussion of the importance and success of the plays of Aristophanes. They include quotations from the introduction to the Limited Editions Club edition of The Birds in 1959, written by scholar and translator, Dudley Fitts:

69. The Frogs Summary of aristophanes comedy The Frogs. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/bates029.html

THE FROGS A summary of the play by Aristophanes This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 2 . ed. Alfred Bates. London: Historical Publishing Company, 1906. pp. 30-31. The play of the Frogs turns upon the decline of tragic art. Euripides was dead; so were Sophocles and Agathon ; there remained none but second-rate tragedians. Bacchus misses Euripides, and wishes to bring him back from the infernal world. In this he imitates Hercules , but though equipped with the lion-hide and club of the hero, he is very unlike him in character, and as a dastardly voluptuary, gives rise to much laughter. Here we may see the boldness of the comedian in the right point of view; he does not scruple to attack the guardian god of his own art, in honor of whom the play was exhibited, for it was the common belief that the gods understood fun as well, if not better, than men. Bacchus rows himself over the Acherusian lake, where the frogs pleasantly greet him with their croaking. The proper chorus, however, consists of the shades of the initiated in the Eleusinian mysteries, and odes of wonderful beauty are assigned to them. Aeschylus had at first assumed the tragic throne in the lower world, but now Euripides is for thrusting him off.

70. Aristophanes (Author Of Lysistrata) Of all the writers of Old Comedy , only one remains. Lost forever are the works of Chionides, Magnes, Ecphantides, Cratinus, Crates, and Eupolis. All the extant comedies http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1011.Aristophanes

register tour sign in home ... In Aristophanes' play Lysistrata the women agree to use the following drastic measure to stop a war: a. Sacrificing a child a day b. Tying the soldiers together at night c. Refusing to submit to their lovers lust d. Killing themselves in small groups More trivia... Aristophanes author profile born January 01, 446 in Athens, Greece died January 01, 386 gender male genre about this author edit data Of all the writers of "Old Comedy", only one remains. Lost forever are the works of Chionides, Magnes, Ecphantides, Cratinus, Crates, and Eupolis. All the extant comedies of the fifth century B.C. belong to one manAristophanes. On his shoulders alone rests the reputation of an entire age of comedy. Fortunately, by most accounts Aristophanes was the greatest comic writer of his day. By the time Aristophanes began to write his comedies, democracy had already begun to sour for the Athenians. The people were increasingly demoralized by the ongoing conflicts of the Peloponnesian War and the loss of their greatest hero, Pericles, had been taken from them and replaced by unscrupulous politicians such as Cleon and Hyperbolus. ...more Of all the writers of "Old Comedy", only one remains. Lost forever are the works of Chionides, Magnes, Ecphantides, Cratinus, Crates, and Eupolis. All the extant comedies of the fifth century B.C. belong to one manAristophanes. On his shoulders alone rests the reputation of an entire age of comedy. Fortunately, by most accounts Aristophanes was the greatest comic writer of his day.

71. Aristophanes: The Frogs A synopsis of the play by aristophanes. http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc13w1.html

Home Theatre Links Advertise Here Email Us The Frogs A synopsis of the play by Aristophanes This article was originally published in Minute History of the Drama THE FROGS was probably produced at the Lenaean festival in Athens in January, 405 B.C. where it took first prize. It scored such a hit that it was staged a second time, probably in March of the same year, at the Great Dionysia. It is typical of the lyrical-burlesques of Aristophanes. THE god, Dionysus, as a theater goer, bemoans the lack of good contemporary dramatists. This lack, he feels, reflects on his own honor. After some consideration he resolves to go with his servant, Xanthias, to the afterworld and bring back the Prince of dramatists, Euripides . With this plan in mind he procures a lion skin and club and disguises himself to represent the recklessly brave Heracles, thinking thus to fortify himself against the dangers of the journey. He makes a final call on the immortal Heracles to ask directions and then sets out. The news spreads that Dionysus is in Hades and almost at once loud quarreling is heard. The disturbance turns out to be

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73. Aristophanes home index ancient Greece aristophanes aristophanes (Musei Capitolini, Roma) aristophanes (c.445c.380) Athenian poet, author of many comedies, of which eleven http://www.livius.org/ap-ark/aristophanes/aristophanes.html

home index ancient Greece Aristophanes Aristophanes ( Musei Capitolini , Roma) Aristophanes (c.445-c.380): Athenian poet, author of many comedies, of which eleven survive. The comedies of the Athenian playwright Aristophanes are a bit like our cabaret, full of jokes about actuality and politicians (especially Cleon ), and parodies of contemporary literature ( Euripides and Herodotus are among Aristophanes' victims). The jokes are not very subtle. Usually, someone comes up with a crazy plan (a private peace treaty, curing the blindness of the god of wealth...), and after some complications there is a happy ending with a nice dinner. Aristophanes' most famous play is the Lysistrata , in which the women of Greece decide not to have sex with their husbands, unless they end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. In another play, The Clouds , the philosopher Socrates is ridiculed. In The Frogs , Euripides and Aeschylus are seen debating who is the better poet. It is the world's oldest piece of literary criticism. His other plays are the Acharnians Knights Wasps Peace (celebrating the Peace of Nicias Birds Thesmophoriazousae Ecclesiazusae (women taking charge of Athenian politics) Wealth This brief article has been written to offer background information to the real articles on Livius.Org

74. Aristophanes (448?-385 BC) Greek Writer. (448?385 BC) Greek writer. aristophanes is considered one fo the greatest writers of comedy. http://classiclit.about.com/od/aristophanes/Aristophanes.htm

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75. Aristophanes. - Free Online Library Free Online Library aristophanes.(Review) by New Criterion ; Literature, writing, book reviews Political science Book reviews Books http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Aristophanes-a054635681

CacheBuster('') Printer Friendly 18,340,491 articles and books Periodicals Literature Keyword Title Author Topic Member login User name Password Remember me Join us Forgot password? Submit articles free The Free Library ... New Criterion artId=54635681;usrSelf=false; Aristophanes. Jeffrey Henderson, editor and translator Aristophanes. Volume 1: Acharnians, Knights; 408 pages, $19.95. Volume 2: Clouds, Wasps, Peace; 606 pages, $19.95. Loeb Classical Library/Harvard University Press. The revitalization of the Loeb Classical Library continues apace, at least for some major Greek authors. Alongside Sir Hugh Lloyd-Jones's Sophocles (complete), David Kovacs's Euripides (three volumes to date), and William H. Race's Pindar (complete), now arrive the first two volumes of Jeffrey Henderson's Aristophanes. It is the general aim of these new Loeb editions to print a sound, up-to-date Greek text (with an abbreviated apparatus criticus) on the verso and a clear, plain, literal English rendition on the recto RECTO. Right. (q.v.) Brevederecto, writ of right. (q.v.) . There are helpful short introductions to the author as a whole and to the separate works, plus running notes. It may sound unsexy, but the enterprise is, in whole and in part, invaluable. These modestly priced volumes can in fact be recommended even to those who cannot read Greek and want to know what the texts said. The new editions are often replacing editions with less than stellar Greek texts and with English at once sodden with Victorian fustian ("High

76. Aristophanes Quotes aristophanes Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war. http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/aristophan129149.html

77. Aristophanes - Definition And More From The Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary Definition of word from the MerriamWebster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aristophanes

78. The Knights An analysis of aristophanes comedy The Knights. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/bates027.html

THE KNIGHTS An analysis of the play by Aristophanes This document was originally published in The Drama: Its History, Literature and Influence on Civilization, vol. 2 . ed. Alfred Bates. London: Historical Publishing Company, 1906. pp. 20-22. Aristophanes first appeared on the stage in his Knights , and here he maintained the boldness of a comedian in full measure by hazarding an attack on the popular opinion. Its object was nothing less than the ruin of Cleon, who, after Pericles , stood at the head of all State affairs, who was a promoter of the war, a worthless, vulgar demagogue, but the idol of the infatuated people. His only adversaries were those more wealthy men who formed the class of knights, and these Aristophanes blends with his party in the strongest manner by making them his chorus. He had the prudence nowhere to name Cleon, but merely to describe him so that he could not be mistaken. Yet, from fear of Cleon's faction, no mask-maker dared to make a copy of his face. The poet therefore resolved to play the part himself, merely painting his face. It may be conceived what tumults the performance excited among the collected populace; yet the bold and skillful efforts of the poet were crowned with success, and his piece gained the prize. He was proud of his feat of theatrical heroism, and more than once mentions with complacency the courage displayed in this first attack upon the mighty monster. Purchase The Knights FURTHER STUDIES: The Knights - The Sausage-Seller's monologue from Aristophanes' play.

79. ARISTOPHANES JAZZCLUB Jazzkonzertreihen Im Ruhrgebiet Der gemeinn tzige Verein veranstaltet seit 2005 monatliche Konzerte in gem tlicher Kneipenatmosph re in der Ruhrgebietsstadt Bochum. http://www.aristophanes.de/

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80. Greek And Roman Comedy A history of the comic drama, focusing on its origins and development in the works of aristophanes, Menander, Plautus and Terence. http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/comedy001.html

GREEK AND ROMAN COMEDY This document was originally published in The Development of the Drama . Brander Matthews. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912. pp. 74-106. Although the true dramatist cannot but conceive both the incidents of his play and its personages at the same moment, yet we are accustomed to consider tragedy and comedy nobler than melodrama and farce, because in the former the characters themselves seem to create the situations of the plot and to dominate its structure; whereas in the latter it is obvious rather that the situations have evoked the characters, and that these are realized only in so far as the conduct of the story may cause them to reveal the characteristics thus called for. Comedy, then, appears to us as a humorous piece, the action of which is caused by the clash of character on character; and this is a definition which fits THE MISANTHROPE , THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL, and THE GENDRE DE M. POIRIER . In all these comedies the plot, the action, the story, is the direct result of the influence of the several characters on one another. A consideration of the history of dramatic literature will show that comedy of this standard is very infrequent indeed, since the humorous piece is always tending either to stiffen into drama, as in

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