The Wasps by Aristophanes

by Aristophanes

Overview

THE WASPS, dating to 422 BC, lampoons the law courts and the demagogue Cleon of ancient Athens.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014971713
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	07/19/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	207 KB

About the Author

Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern understanding of the Old Comedy genre. Little is known of his personal life.