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It includes essays on old comedy and the theater of dionysus, suggestions for further reading, notes on production, and a map. Clouds focus classical library series by aristophanes. Nephelai is a greek comedy play written by the playwright aristophanes. This new ebook has been entirely redesigned and remade with images, introductions and the original greek texts. Online book the clouds by aristophanes find acquire. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. This edition of the clouds includes a table of cont. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. Written by aristophanes, the wittiest man of his age, against socrates. The satire in this, one of the best known of all aristophanes comedies, is directed against the new schools of philosop. Aristophanes 446389 bce strepsiades is an athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son.
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