Aristophanes: Wasps (Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Paperback, First published in the United Kingdom in 1983. Reprinted with addenda in 2004.)

Wasps was first produced at the Lenaea festival of 422 BC. The play is at once a political satire and also, like Clouds and the lost Banqueters, a comedy on the theme of the conflict of generations. The play follows the efforts of a mischievous and mercurial old man to escape the control of a stern and heavy son. In its political aspect it attacks the leading Athenian politician Cleon, as Knights had. But Wasps represents a departure as it concentrates less on Cleon personally, and more on his and his associates' alleged domination of the law courts and the men who served in them as jurors. First published in 1983, this edition contains addenda and a new bibliography. Greek text with facing-page English translation, commentary and notes.

General

Imprint:	Aris & Phillips
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Release date:	December 1983
First published:	1983
Authors:	Aristophanes
Editors:	Alan H. Sommerstein
Dimensions:	210 x 147 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	280
Edition:	First published in the United Kingdom in 1983. Reprinted with addenda in 2004.
ISBN-13:	978-0-85668-213-1
Languages:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	0-85668-213-6
Barcode:	9780856682131

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