Aristophanes in an Hour (Playwrights in an Hour)

BOOK SYNOPSIS

During the Peloponnesian war, Aristophanes watched as the people of Attica, living on the outermost edge of Athens, suffered and died from the raids and invasions that came with six years of warfare. Frustrated, but infusing a touch of levity in everything he did, Aristophanes put his pen to paper to write the world's very first anti-war comedy, Acharnians. Thereafter, Aristophanes continued writing plays that foreshadowed the decline of Athens.

Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Aristophanes and the plays he wrote. Read Aristophanes in an Hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play!

SELLING POINTS

The book features:
Aristophanes in an Hour, the main essay of the book
Aristophanes in a Minute, a snapshot chronology
A complete listing of Aristophanes work
A list of Aristophanes contemporaries in all fields
Excerpts from Aristophanes significant works
An extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader
An index of the main essay.

THE SERIES
Playwrights in an Houris a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.