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The internet classics archive the wasps by aristophanes. Foreword lysistrata is the greatest work by aristophanes. Help us introduce it to others by writing a better introduction for it. Sphekes is a comedy written by ancient greek comic playwright aristophanes c. The most thorough compilation of links to ancient greek texts online, in greek and in translation. Aristophanes women in parliament also known as the assembly women written 390bce translated by g. But first let it be understood that i do not mean it is a better written work than the birds or the frogs, or that to descend to the scale of values that will be naturally imputed to me it has any more appeal to the collectors of curious literature than the ecclesiazusae. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Wasps satirizes the litigiousness of the athenians, who are represented by the mean and waspish old man philocleon lovecleon, who has a passion for serving on juries. The wasps is a satire about what aristophanes sees as the flaws in athenian society.

Dramatis personae philocleon bdelycleon, his son sosias, slave of philocleon xanthias, slave of philocleon boys dogs a guest a bakers wife an accuser chorus of wasps scene in the background is the house of philocleon, surrounded by a huge net. Geldart 1907, from the oxford classical texts series, which is in the public domain and available as a pdf. Sphekes is the fourth in chronological order of the eleven surviving plays by aristophanes, the master of an ancient genre of drama called old comedy. Ralph vaughan williams the wasps by aristophanes 1909. Its primary theme is the pros and cons of the judicial system, especially trial by jury. The wasps of aristophanes 5 he was outside the white house, poster in hand. This blank and rash statement is made that it may be rejected. It is considered by some to be one of the worlds great comedies, and perhaps exemplifies the conventions of old comedy better than any other play. This is a recording of the satirical comedy the wasps with incidental music by english composer ralph vaughan williams 18721958, as produced at cambridge university in 1909. In the play, philocleons son, bdelycleon loathecleon, arranges for. Wasps, comedy by aristophanes, produced in 422 bce. At one point he kept on escaping through the garbage chute and the doggy doors, so we stuffed up the cracks and blocked the holes with old clothes.

It was produced at the lenaia festival in 422 bc, a time when athens was enjoying a brief respite from the peloponnesian war following a oneyear truce with sparta. Sphekes is a comedy by the ancient greek playwright aristophanes, first staged at the lenaia festival of 422 bce. He made like a snake and slithered out the open window. It is assumed that the play was written sometime in 422 bce, since its first.