{"product_id":"wealth-and-acharnians-george-theodoridis-9798707840951","title":"Wealth and Acharnians: also includes Menander's The Grouch","description":"\u003cp\u003e Aristophanes and Menander have been respectively niched as authors of Old Comedy and New Comedy. This volume demonstrates the different visions of these two playwrights in three seminal plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his \u003ci\u003eWealth\u003c\/i\u003e, Aristophanes - the indisputable master of satire - asks questions about wealth, its virtues and its ills as well as why the gods distribute it so randomly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAristophanes' \u003ci\u003eAcharnians\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps his most overtly political play where he seeks peace even more fiercely than in any of his other plays, including his \u003ci\u003ePeace\u003c\/i\u003e. Dikaopolis (Just City) has obtained a peace treaty signed by the Spartans. Cleon accused the playwright for being anti-Athenian and for dishonoring the city.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMenander's \u003ci\u003eThe Grouch\u003c\/i\u003e (Dyskolos, ie the Difficult man) is a specimen of a totally different type of Comedy. It is one that brings the eye of the audience into a house where common, mundane things take place, a radically different sight to that of Aristophanes, who takes the eye for a promenade through the marketplace and the tavern, where men talk freely and full-throatedly about the government, the laws and the politics of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Theodoridis, Aristophanes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8707840950\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798707840951\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d","brand":"George Theodoridis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45265135173887,"sku":"9798707840951","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95e91b03-36be-4b44-b996-4c3ad50f85f3.jpg?v=1713420252","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wealth-and-acharnians-george-theodoridis-9798707840951","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}