{"product_id":"aristophanes","title":"Clouds, Wasps, Peace (Aristophanes - Loeb 488)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Aristophanes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780674995376\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding\u003c\/strong\u003e: hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection\u003c\/strong\u003e: Loeb Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAristophanes of Athens, one of the world’s greatest comic dramatists, has been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling fantasy, exuberant language, and brilliant satire of the social, intellectual, and political life of Athens at its height. The Loeb Classical Library edition of his plays is in four volumes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree plays are in Volume II. Socrates’ “Thinkery” is at the center of \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eClouds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, which spoofs untraditional techniques for educating young men. \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWasps\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esatirizes Athenian enthusiasm for jury service. In \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePeace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a rollicking attack on war-makers, the hero travels to heaven on a dung beetle to discuss the issues with Zeus.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Loeb","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43270109069536,"sku":"Books:9780674995376n","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/5911\/6768\/files\/614OkJESqCL._SL1304.jpg?v=1768677677","url":"https:\/\/theswordandshovel.com\/products\/aristophanes","provider":"Sword \u0026 Shovel (403)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}