"The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2" by Aristophanes is a compilation of funny plays from ancient Greece that makes fun of life in Athens, showcasing how silly its rules and ways could be. The book starts with "The Wasps," a story about Philocleon, an old man who loves being a juryman, and his son, Bdelycleon, who tries to stop him from going to court so much; as Bdelycleon tries to keep his dad home, crazy things happen, like Philocleon trying to sneak out of the house. The opening section paints a vibrant and funny picture of the battles between them, filled with ridiculous situations, and gives Aristophanes a chance to share his witty thoughts on the court system and the city's love for lawsuits.
The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2
By Aristophanes
In ancient Athens, a son's desperate attempts to cure his father's unhealthy obsession with jury duty leads to uproarious antics and a sharp jab at the city's legal system.
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About the AuthorAristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.
Aristophanes was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. These provide the most valuable examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy and are used to define it, along with fragments from dozens of lost plays by Aristophanes and his contemporaries.
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