| Aristophanes: Four Comedies Contributor(s): Aristophanes (Author), Fitts, Dudley (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0156027658 ISBN-13: 9780156027656 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and Ladies' Day. "Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination" (Brooks Atkinson, New York Times). Index. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 882 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.66" W x 8.44" (1.10 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
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| Publisher Description: New English versions of Lysistrata, The Frogs, The Birds, and Ladies' Day. Thanks to Dudley Fitts...we can appreciate Aristophanes' vigor, his robust style, his scorching wit, his earthy humor, his devotion to honesty and his poetic imagination (Brooks Atkinson, New York Times). Index. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fitts, Dudley: - Dudley Fitts (1903-1968), a renowned poet, critic and translator, authored and translated over 20 books. One of the preeminent twentieth century scholars of Greek literature, his English translations of the ancient Greek classics are much praised for their accessibility and their appeal to contemporary readers. |