Der Bauer Strepsiades versucht, sich um die Abzahlung von Schulden zu drücken, die sein missratener Sohn gemacht hat. Er sucht Hilfe bei Sokrates, dem Meister des Argumentierens. Bei ihm gibt er seinen Sohn in die Lehre, damit er die Kunst der Rechtsverdrehung studiere und den Vater vor dem Ruin rette. Doch der Plan schlägt fehl: Sein Sohn verprügelt Strepsiades, der daraufhin wütend Sokrates' Haus in Brand steckt.
Die beiden Athener Peisetairos und Euelpides haben die vielen Gerichtsverfahren in ihrer Heimat satt. Zusammen mit den Vögeln wollen sie einen neuen Staat zwischen Himmel und Erde gründen. Doch der Plan eines freien, demokratischen «Wolkenkuckucksheims» scheitert, da Peisetairos die Alleinherrschaft an sich reißt.
"De Ridders" van Aristophanes (vertaald door H. C. Muller). Gepubliceerd door Good Press. Good Press publiceert een ruim aanbod aan titels in alle genres. Van bekende klassiekers & literaire fictie en non-fictie tot vergeten−of nog niet-ontdekte pronkstukken−van de wereldliteratuur, wij publiceren boeken die u beslist moet lezen. Iedere Good Press editie is zorgvuldig aangepast en geformatteerd om de leesbaarheid voor alle e-lezers en apparaten te verbeteren. Ons doel is om e-books te maken die gebruiksvriendelijk en toegankelijk voor iedereen zijn in een digitaal formaat van een hoogwaardige kwaliteit.
"The Acharnians" by Aristophanes. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
"Peace" by Aristophanes. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
"Lysistrata" by Aristophanes (translated by Jack Lindsay). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
"The Frogs" by Aristophanes. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Aristophanes's «Lysistrata» is one of the great comedies from classical antiquity. Central to the work is the vow by the women of Greece to withhold sex from their husbands until they end the brutal war between Athens and Sparta. A hilarious and decisively anti-war comedic drama, «Lysistrata» stands as one of the great works from the classical age of drama.
The second in a series of three comedies, ‘Peace’, along with ‘The Acharnians’ and ‘Lysistrata’, called for an end to the Peloponnesian war. The 'Peace' was brought out four years after 'The Acharnians' (422 B.C.), when the war had already lasted ten years. The leading motive is the same as in the former play—the intense desire of the less excitable and more moderate-minded citizens for relief from the miseries of war.