Men and Their Horses

Aristophanes' Men and Their Horses, the second-oldest surviving comedy from the ancient world, was first performed in Athens in 424 BCE in the midst of the Peloponnesian War. With demagoguery and national populism in full swing after the death of Pericles in 429, the play demonstrates the power of theater to express dissent against a public figure through dramatic mockery.

Nearly 2,500 years later, this new translation from Mike Lippman and Wilfred E. Major-unsacrificing in accuracy, pace, and tone, but thoughtfully adapted for a 21st-century American audience-demonstrates how relevant this ancient, political comedy is for our contemporary moment.

Author: Mike Lippman
Publisher: Theran Press
Published: 09/06/2022
Pages: 98
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d
ISBN13: 9781944296223
ISBN10: 1944296220
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | Ancient & Classical

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