Robert Tordoff, "Aristophanes: Cavalry "
English | ISBN: 1350065676 | 2024 | 192 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1090 KB + 12 MB
English | ISBN: 1350065676 | 2024 | 192 pages | EPUB, PDF | 1090 KB + 12 MB
Offering for the first time a student introduction to Aristophanes' most explosive political satire, this volume is an essential guide to the context, themes and later reception of Cavalry. The ancient comedy is a fascinating insight into demagoguery and political rhetoric in classical Athens. These are subjects that resonate with a modern audience more now than ever before.
Originally performed in 424 BCE,
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