Scenes From Aristophanes: The Clouds (1884)

by Aristophanes

Book Overview

Scenes From Aristophanes: The Clouds is a play written by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. The play was originally performed in Athens in 423 BC and is a satire on the sophists, a group of philosophers who were known for their rhetorical skills and love of money. The play follows the character of Strepsiades, a debt-ridden farmer, who enrolls his son in the Thinkery, a school run by the sophist Socrates, in the hopes that he will learn the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165751593
• ISBN13: 9781165751594
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 0.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"