The Birds
by:
Aristophanes (author)
Aristophanes was one of the Ancient Greeks’ most famous playwrights, and some of his works survived to the modern day, including this one.
Aristophanes was one of the Ancient Greeks’ most famous playwrights, and some of his works survived to the modern day, including this one.
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9781508013099
ASIN: B00XZD8B00
Publish date: 2015-05-20
Publisher: Waxkeep Publishing
Pages no: 72
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Humanities,
Literature,
Cultural,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Poetry,
Greece,
Classical Studies
The important thing to note about this review is that I'm reading the version of the Birds that's subtitled "A Modern Translation by William Arrowsmith." If you read a translation by someone else it's likely you'll have a different experience - but then, a lot of your enjoyment of Aristophanes will ...
Nephelococcygia, a metropolis in air,Zeus' cloudy nightmare,Unlikely a bedroom scareFrom a sparrow’s wild rare.A respite between heaven and earth,“An avian heaven”, says Pisthetaerus, Flirting with the nightingale’s mirthHoopoe consents ; what a fucking putz!Sacred chants float over the lustral wate...
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