This mixture of social and political satire, bawdy with passages of lyrical beauty, offers an insight into ancient Athens and its theatre. McLeish also has translated the plays of Sophocles and Aeschylus.
The first comprehensive edition in any language of Birds, one of Aristophanes' masterpieces (and the source of the phrase `Cloud-cuckoo land'). The notes aim to enable the reader, including the... Læs mere
This edition of Aristophanes' comedy is intended for students and scholars. It includes an examination of the comic and dramatic qualities of the play and an introduction to the text covering... Læs mere