num_pages: 571
description: Excerpt from Aristophanes, Vol. 1 of 3: With the English Translation; The Acharnians; The Clouds; The Knights; The WaspsAristophanes is an elusive poet. The main religious convictions of Aeschylus may be determined with certainty from his extant plays attentive study of the dramas of Euripides reveals his cardinal opinions on politics, society and religion, and his philosophic attitude; but who can affirm with confidence that he has penetrated the comic mask of Aristophanes and knows his beliefs? The poet's mocking irony bafﬂes and perplexes his reader at almost every turn.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
language: English
title: The Acharnians/The Clouds/The Knights/The Wasps
titlecomplete: The Acharnians/The Clouds/The Knights/The Wasps
ratings_count: 10
publisher: Loeb Classical Library/Harvard University Press (Cambridge, MA)