Clouds

by Aristophanes Narrated by Expatriate

Overview

Strepsiades is an Athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son. He resolves to go to the Thinking Shop, where he can purchase lessons from the famous Socrates in ways to manipulate language in order to outwit his creditors in court. Socrates, represented as a cunning, manipulative, irreverent sophist, has little success with the dull-witted Strepsiades, but is able to teach the old man's son Phidippides a few tricks. In the end, the play is a cynical, clever commentary on Old Ways vs. New Ways, to the disparagement of the former. - Summary by Expatriate

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"A work of unusual excellence and an indispensable tool for all who are interested in understanding Aristophanes."—Hermathena

"A splendid book, easily the best edition of a play of Aristohanes yet to appear in this country."—Classical Review

"At last we have a major edition and a splendid commentart remarkable both for its learning and its conciseness."—American Journal of Philology

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170308835
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014

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