Aristophanes: Acharnians 2/e

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Translation in English with notes, map and introduction. Acharnians is, like Lysistrata, a hilarious indictment against war.

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Selections from oral verse, Livius, Naevius, Ennius, and others (Caecilius, Accius, Pacuvius, and Lucilius).

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For courses in Greek drama, ancient drama, Classical civilization, taught in English, in departments of Classics.

About the Author

Jeffrey Henderson is Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University. He earned his PhD at Harvard University. He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes’ Lysistrata (1988), Aristophanes’ Clouds (1993), and Aristophanes' Birds (1999).