It is an example of old comedy, which is a comedic genre that utilizes satire, caricature. In his play the clouds, aristophanes revisits an old theme. Aristophotograhed okay, photography didnt exist when aristophanes was around, but check out this. The clouds, as aristophanes portrays them, are goddesses who give men our powers of speech, our comprehension. Nephelai is a comedy written by the celebrated playwright aristophanes lampooning intellectual fashions in classical athens. If you want to hear audio of the play, look no further.
I had to upload this in two parts it is very long but very detailed if you need to revise for you exams. The clouds is a play primarily concerned with education. The clouds aristophanes 446 389 bce, translated by william james hickie 1888 1959 strepsiades is an athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son. It is perhaps the worlds first extant comedy of ideas. The clouds study guide contains a biography of aristophanes, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The clouds audiobook aristophanes 446 389 bce, translated by. I always invent fresh themes to present before you, themes that. The argument between the two logoi, or arguments, in aristophanes clouds is an exercise in personification, in which the older, traditional form of education appears. The clouds, by aristophanes full audiobook youtube. It was originally produced at the city dionysia in 423 bc and it was not well received, coming last of the three plays competing at the festival that year. The clouds aristophanes 446 389 bce, translated by william james. The clouds themes war and violence athens was in the middle of the peloponnesian war when the clouds was first performed, and so its not super shocking that war comes up here and there.
Includes full version of the text with commentaries. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of the clouds and what it means. Nevertheless, it is a play with a strong moral message and a tragic arc that ends with the reassertion of the gods. Nope, sorrypeople have been doing that for centuries, and aristophanes is one of the masters. Aristophanes lyisistrata march 18, 2004 loyola university new orleans directed by donald brady music and lyrics by j.