num_pages: 256
description: Writing at a time when Athens was undergoing a crisis in its social attitudes, Aristophanes was an eloquent opponent of the demagogue and the sophist. This collection includes Lysistrata, the hilariously bawdy anti-war fantasy; The Acharnians, a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta; and The Clouds, a satire on contemporary philosophy.
language: English
title: Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds
titlecomplete: Lysistrata / The Acharnians / The Clouds
genres: Mythology, Greece, Theatre, Drama, Plays, Literature, Classics, Fiction, Ancient, Humor
ratings_count: 6284
publisher: Penguin Group