Length2h 36m
About this audiobook
The Birds is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia where it won second place. It has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the gaiety of its songs. Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War and there are few references to Athenian politics, and yet it was staged not long after the commencement of the Sicilian Expedition, an ambitious military campaign that greatly increased Athenian commitment to the war effort. In spite of that, the play has many indirect references to Athenian political and social life. It is the longest of Aristophanes' surviving plays and yet it is a fairly conventional example of Old Comedy.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length2 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 13, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
2THE BIRDS (pt. 1)
3THE BIRDS (pt. 2)
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