The birds /
The Birds is a comic play by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It garnered awards in 141 BC when it was first performed, and continues to be critically received today. A middle-aged Athenian convinces the world's birds to build a new city between the heavens and the earth. This position fortui...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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[Auckland, N.Z.] :
Floating Press,
©2010.
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| Summary: | The Birds is a comic play by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It garnered awards in 141 BC when it was first performed, and continues to be critically received today. A middle-aged Athenian convinces the world's birds to build a new city between the heavens and the earth. This position fortuitously allows them to intercept all communication of gods and men. The Athenian is transformed into a bird-like figure and with the help of his winged friends - and others - he replaces Zeus as ... |
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| Item Description: | Archived by the National Library of New Zealand. Title from PDF cover (viewed on Aug. 1, 2011). Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 electronic document (132 pages)) |
| ISBN: | 9781775418009 1775418006 9781776512003 1776512006 |