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Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]

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Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed] Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed] Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed] Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed] Aristophanes "The Birds" and "The Frogs" Leather Bound Collector's Edition, Limited Edition [Sealed]
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Norwalk, CT. Easton Press. 1979. Aristophanes "The Birds", and "The Frogs". With an introduction by Dudley Fitts. Limited Edition. Illustrations by Marian Parry. Luxuriously bound in full genuine leather with 22kt gold accents. The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Very Fine. Sealed.

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Aristophanes

Aristophanes (c. 446 – c. 386 BC), son of Philippus, of the deme Kydathenaion (Latin: Cydathenaeum), was a comic playwright or comedy-writer of ancient Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.

Also known as "The Father of Comedy" and "the Prince of Ancient Comedy", Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author. His powers of ridicule were feared and acknowledged by influential contemporaries; Plato singled out Aristophanes' play The Clouds as slander that contributed to the trial and subsequent condemning to death of Socrates, although other satirical playwrights had also caricatured the philosopher.

Aristophanes' second play, The Babylonians (now lost), was denounced by Cleon as a slander against the Athenian polis. It is possible that the case was argued in court, but details of the trial are not recorded and Aristophanes caricatured Cleon mercilessly in his subsequent plays, especially The Knights, the first of many plays that he directed himself. "In my opinion," he says through that play's Chorus, "the author-director of comedies has the hardest job of all."

 

Features

Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities:

* Premium Leather
* Silk Moire Endleaves
* Distinctive Cover Design
* Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold
* Satin Ribbon Page Marker
* Gilded Page Edges
* Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper
* Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability
* Beautiful Illustrations

VERY FINE GUARANTEED. Sealed. A wonderful bright clean copy free of any markings, writings, or stamps. Sharp corners that are not bumped. Tight and square spine. Unread book. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed.
Publisher:
Easton Press
Edition:
Easton Press
Binding:
Leather Bound (Full genuine leather)
Author:
Aristophanes
Title:
The Birds
Title:
The Frogs
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