{"product_id":"the-birds-and-other-plays-the-knightspeacewealththe-assembly-women-penguin-classics-9780140449518","title":"The Birds and Other Plays The","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive comedies from Ancient Greece that freely blend satire and slapstick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering a window into the world of ordinary Athenians, Aristophanes' \u003ci\u003eThe Birds and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless set of comedies, combining witty satire and raucous slapstick to wonderful effect. The plays in this volume all contain Aristophanes' trademark bawdy comedy and dazzling verbal agility. In \u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, two cunning Athenians persuade the birds to build the utopian city of 'Much Cuckoo in the Clouds' in the sky, blockading the Olympian gods and installing themselves as new deities.\u003ci\u003e The Knights\u003c\/i\u003e is a venomous satire on Cleon, a prominent Athenian demagogue, who vies with a humble sausage-seller for the approval of the people; while \u003ci\u003eThe Assembly-Women\u003c\/i\u003e deals with the battle of the sexes as the women of Athens infiltrate the all-male Assembly in disguise. The lengthy conflict with Sparta is the subject of \u003ci\u003ePeace\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by the hope of a settlement in 421 BC, and \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Birds and Other PlaysAbout the Author7\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristophanes in Antiquity9\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristophanes, Comedian and Poet21\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Knights\u003c\/b\u003e29\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeace\u003c\/b\u003e91\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/b\u003e147\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Assemblywoman\u003c\/b\u003e215\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWealth\u003c\/b\u003e265\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes313\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect Bibliography336\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732380234071,"sku":"9780140449518","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140449518.jpg?v=1719996628","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-birds-and-other-plays-the-knightspeacewealththe-assembly-women-penguin-classics-9780140449518","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}