Aristophanes: Clouds

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Description

English translation. A delightful translation of a play long noted for its critique of philosophy, society and education.

Features

Includes essays on Old Comedy and the Theater of Dionysus, suggestions for further reading, notes on production, and map.

Market

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' Frogs (2008), and Aristophanes' Birds (1999).