Excerpts from Aristophanes' "The Birds" /
In this play, Aristophanes satirizes the weaknesses of man and his institutions. Two disgruntled citizens, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus, seek to escape the pettiness of life in Athens by dwelling among the birds. They convince the birds that they were once sovereign over the earth, and should reclaim...
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Aristophanes |
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| Corporate Author: |
Insight Media (Firm) |
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| Other Authors: |
Calhoun, Karl,
Cohen, Alysha,
Csorba, Julia,
Einhorn, Leslie,
Hardcastle, Terry,
Morris, Bob,
Pepe, Neil,
Porter, Ed,
Reilly, Phil,
Tattersall, Clare,
Tuccillo, Liz,
Weeks, Todd |
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| Format: | Video
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Insight Media,
1991.
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| Series: | Theatre in video.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this online video
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