aristophanes

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Aristophanes.

Discusses how the conflict between Socrates and Aristophanes is portrayed in eleven of Aristophanes' comedies.

A research and study guide to the plays of Greek dramatist Aristophanes, featuring biographical information about the playwright, and providing plot summaries, character lists, and critical views on four plays.

Provides an overview of the origins and development of ancient comedy, and analyzes depictions of intergenerational conflict, especially between fathers and sons, as they appear in the comedic plays of Aristophanes, Menander, Platus, and Terence.