{"product_id":"acharnians-knights-and-peace-aristophanes-9780806142319","title":"Acharnians, Knights, and Peace: Volume 45","description":"Most readers nowadays encounter the plays of Aristophanes in the classroom, not the theater. Yet the \"father of comedy\" wrote his plays for the stage, not as literary texts. Many English translations of the plays were written decades ago, and in their outdated language they fail to capture the dramatic liveliness of the original comedies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere Michael Ewans offers new and lively translations of three of Aristophanes' earliest surviving plays: \u003ci\u003e Acharnians, Knights, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. While remaining faithful to the original Greek, Ewans's translations are accessible to a modern audience--and actable on stage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first two plays in this volume, \u003ci\u003eAcharnians\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKnights\u003c\/i\u003e, satirize the Athenians for their madness in continuing the Peloponnesian War. The third play, \u003ci\u003ePeace\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrates the end to all the warmongering. This edition contains all that a reader needs to understand these plays within a broader context. In his comprehensive introduction, Ewans discusses historical, political, and social aspects of Aristophanic comedy, the conventions of Greek theater, and the challenges of translating ancient Greek into modern English. In his theatrical commentaries, Ewans draws on his own experience of directing the plays in a replica of the original theater. In sceneby-scene analysis, he provides insight into the major issues each play raises in performance. The volume concludes with two glossaries--one of proper names and the other of Greek terms--as well as a bibliography that includes the most recent scholarship on Aristophanic comedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith its accessible format and design, this book serves as a fitting companion to Ewans's recently published edition of Aristophanes'\u003ci\u003e Lysistrata, The Women's Festival, and Frogs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aristophanes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806142316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806142319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 171","brand":"Aristophanes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443702608127,"sku":"9780806142319","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1e89a96-60a0-4810-8450-88b623cd5e2b.jpg?v=1777207248","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/acharnians-knights-and-peace-aristophanes-9780806142319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}