This line-for-line translation of Aristophanes' best-known comedy features an Introduction on Old Comedy, and the place of Clouds and Aristophanic comedy within it. Footnotes and more detailed endnotes further distinguish this edition of a play famous for its caricature of Socrates and of the "new learning."

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2000-03-15
Mått140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt284 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHackett Classics
Antal sidor160
FörlagHackett Publishing Co, Inc
ISBN9780872205178
ÖversättareMeineck, Peter

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Since the appearance of Sommerstein's very successful literal translation less than twenty years ago, there have been at least five further new published attempts at rendering the play into English. It is certainly a bold enterprise to introduce yet one more translation onto the scene, but Peter Meineck has risen well to the challenge. The translation is straightforward and idiomatic, as well as well-paced and funny. . . Ian Storey’s Introduction is perfect for undergraduates. --Max Nelson, Bryn Mawr Classical Review