The Birds

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Birds
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Aristophanes
Edited and translated by Jeffrey Henderson
SeriesFocus Classical Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:104
Dimensions(mm): Height 215,Width 139
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780941051873
ClassificationsDewey:882.01
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Imprint Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Publication Date 1 January 1999
Publication Country United States

Description

This is an English translation of Aristophanes' greatest comedy the Birds and is the story of birds taking control of the government. Includes background material on the historical and cultural context of this work, suggestions for further reading, and notes. Focus Classical Library provides close translations with notes and essays to provide access to understanding Greek culture.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Henderson (PhD Harvard) is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Boston University, and General Editor of the Loeb Classical Library. He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes' "Lysistrata", "Clouds, "Frogs", "The Birds", and "Three Comedies: Acharnians, Lysistrata, Clouds."