The Birds

by Aristophanes

Overview

This portrayal of a flawed utopia called Cloudcuckooland is an enchanting escape into the world of free-flying fantasy that explores the eternal dilemmas of man on earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625580696
Publisher:	Start Publishing LLC
Publication date:	11/01/2012
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	46
File size:	170 KB

About the Author

Jeffrey Henderson (PhD Harvard) is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Boston University, and General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library. He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes’ "Lysistrata", "Clouds, "Frogs", "The Birds", and "Three Comedies: Acharnians, Lysistrata, Clouds."

Table of Contents

Introduction; Hypotheses; Greek Text; Commentary

Editorial Reviews

"It is a rich store of information and sure to be long-lasting. Everyone who uses it - and that will be everyone who pays close attention to Birds from now on - will have ample cause for gratitude....Her work is unquestionably a contribution of the highest significance, timely and thoroughly professional."Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The commentary elucidates with an expert's knowledge syntax, meter, and artifacts. The book is as well a permanent contribution to our knowledge of Attic birds....The volume is the best and will remain authoritative for generations. We can only be grateful."—Religious Studies Review

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