Three More Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Politics by Jeffrey Henderson Hardcove

Description: Three More Plays by Aristophanes by Jeffrey Henderson Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This volume provides modern, uncensored translations of Aristophanes Acharnians, Knights, and Wasps. These translations allow readers to explore the perils facing early democracy, still relevant today. Suitable for students of and those interested in classical studies, drama, and political science. Publisher Description This volume provides modern, uncensored translations of Aristophanes Acharnians, Knights, and Wasps. These plays, originally a series, are the worlds earliest political satires, and are made available here for the first time in one volume, augmented by full introductions and notes.In these three works, Aristophanes launched satirical attacks on Cleon, the worlds first demagogue, and explored the vulnerability of democracy to populist manipulation and disinformation. Hendersons fresh translations and exploration of the themes within them enable readers to explore the perils facing democracy in its first century which are still with us today. The Introduction offers the reader background on Aristophanes life, Athenian democracy, classical drama, as well as on political comedy, while introductions to each individual play provide the reader with context. An appendix also collects selected fragments from Aristophanes lost political plays.Three More Plays by Aristophanes offers an invaluable collection of these works for students and faculty working on classical studies, theatre and theatre history, and drama. The clear translations and contextualizing introductions and notes also make these plays accessible to students of government, law, and political science, and to the general reader interested in any of these subjects. Author Biography Jeffrey Henderson is the William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek at Boston University in the United States, author of The Maculate Muse; a commentary on Aristophanes Lysistrata; the Loeb edition of Aristophanes; Three Plays by Aristophanes: Staging Women; and numerous works on Greek comedy, literature, and history. Details ISBN 0367747626 ISBN-13 9780367747626 Title Three More Plays by Aristophanes Author Jeffrey Henderson Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 288 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd GE_Item_ID:135251282; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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