Three plays by the comedian of Ancient Greece<\/b><\/p>\n
Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist.\u00a0The Achanians<\/i>\u00a0is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. In\u00a0Lysistrata\u00a0<\/i>a band of women tap into the awesome power of sex in order to end a war. The darker comedy of\u00a0The Clouds<\/i>\u00a0satirizes Athenian philosophers, Socrates in particular, and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challenged.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_cat":[556,685],"product_tag":[],"composite_virtual":false,"composite_layout":"","composite_add_to_cart_form_location":"","composite_editable_in_cart":false,"composite_sold_individually_context":"","composite_shop_price_calc":"","composite_components":[],"composite_scenarios":[],"bundled_by":["20132"],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"yoast_head":"\n