Triumvir Clio's School of Classical Civilization

Greek Comedy VII: Aristophanes’s Clouds, or Socrates is a Joke


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In this episode, we join Aristophanes in making fun of Socrates, a nice change from making fun of the Peloponnesian War.

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References

Aristophanes. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps; Birds. Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.

"ᐅ THE CLOUDS - ARISTOPHANES | PLAY SUMMARY & ANALYSIS | Ancient Greece". Ancient Literature, https://www.ancient-literature.com/greece_aristophanes_clouds.html. Accessed 28 Feb 2020.

SparkNotes Editors. “SparkNote on The Clouds.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 28 Feb. 2020.

Storey, Ian C.  Clouds: Introduction. Aristophanes I: Clouds; Wasps ; Birds. By Aristophanes, Translated by Peter Meineck, Hackett Pub., 1998.

Wasson, Donald. "The Clouds". Ancient History Encyclopedia, 2018, https://www.ancient.eu/The_Clouds/.

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