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This book brings together a collection of scholars whose work is leading the field of political entertainment studies, and yet it crosses methodological divides to do so, with quantitative and criti……続きを見る

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays, provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre. Also know……続きを見る

Les Grenouilles Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Les Grenouilles», de Aristophane, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet……続きを見る

This edition features • a linked Table of Contents and linked Footnotes CONTENTS GENJI MONOGATARI Introduction The Chamber of Kiri The Broom-like Tree Beautiful Cicada Evening Glory Young Violet Saf……続きを見る

PEACE, set during a pause in the Peloponnesian War in 421 BC, follows the story of Trygaeus.  Trygaeus arranges a peace with Sparta, earning him the lasting gratitude of farmers while garnerin……続きを見る

Aristophanes' great anti-war drama glorifies the power of fertility in the face of destruction. Mr. Rudall's new translation recaptures the splendid variety of diction in Aristophanes, so that inste……続きを見る

THE BIRDS differs markedly from all the other Comedies of Aristophanes which have come down to us in subject and general conception. It is just an extravaganza pure and simple--a graceful, whimsica……続きを見る

THE BIRDS differs markedly from all the other Comedies of Aristophanes which have come down to us in subject and general conception. It is just an extravaganza pure and simple--a graceful, whimsica……続きを見る

THE ECCLESIAZUSAE (translated variously as 'women in power' or 'women in council'), group of Athenian women led by Praxagora sneak into the Athenian assembly disguised as men and vote the women of ……続きを見る

Plutus Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Plutus», de Aristophane, édité en texte intégral. Une table des matières dynamique permet d'accéder directe……続きを見る

The Eleven Comedies: Knights, Acharnaians, Peace, Lysistrata, The Clouds, The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae, and Plutus. Eleven of his forty plays have come d……続きを見る

Stephanie Calman moves on from bad motherhood, failed grown-upness to the ultimate in tricky relationships: that of mother and daughter. In typically candid Calman style she serves up a painfully ac……続きを見る

Les Akharniens Aristophane, dramaturge grec classique (450–385 av JC) Ce livre numérique présente «Les Akharniens», de Aristophane, édité en texte inté……続きを見る

No one knows what cruel twist of fate caused Kumi Leben to be born with a rare medical condition that discolors her skin to an ash gray, branding her a freak of nature. With no prospects and a dim v……続きを見る

In Chances and Choices, Stephanie Pittssurveys the aims and impact of formative musical experiences, evaluating the extent to which music education of various kinds provides a foundation for lifelon……続きを見る

In this revelatory career-length biography, produced through many hours of interviews with Danny Boyle, he talks frankly about the secrets behind the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games as ……続きを見る

This comprehensive compilation of Aristophanes' texts, "The Complete Plays of Aristophanes" contains eleven unique stories all penned by the famously witty Greek playwright. His works are also impor……続きを見る

Miss Understood chronicles one young girls journey through poverty, depression, low self-esteem, and ghetto street life to break through barriers and defeat all odds set against her. Set in the hear……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: La scène se passe dans la chambre à coucher de Strepsiadès, puis devant la porte de Sokratès. STREPSIADÈS Iou ! Iou ! O souverain Zeus, quelle chose à n'en pas finir que les nuits ! Le jour……続きを見る

Die Chaussee der Enthusiasten sind Volker Strübing, Stephan Zeisig, Andreas "Bohni" Kampa, Robert Naumann, Jochen Schmidt und Dan Richter. Die Lesebühne, gegründet 1999, kredenzt ihrem Publikum jede……続きを見る

THE ELEVEN COMEDIES Foreword THE KNIGHTS THE ACHARNIANS PEACE LYSISTRATA THE CLOUDS THE WASPS THE BIRDS THE FROGS THE THESMOPHORIAZUSAE THE ECCLESIAZUSAE PLUTUS続きを見る

THE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIES The fraught relationship between roommates is a true cul……続きを見る

Do you always end up sitting next to passengers with colds or flu on crowded flights? Do you amaze even yourself with your inane utterances on long road trips? Do you smile smugly as you recall a tr……続きを見る

You would think a little girl's toughest battles would be fought on a playground not in her own home. Shouldn't every little princess have a loving mother and a caring father? Loving what? Caring wh……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: Dèmosthénès Iattataex ! Que de malheurs ! Iattatae ! Que ce Paphlagonien, cette nouvelle peste, avec ses projets, soit confondu par les dieux ! Depuis qu'il s'est glissé dans la maison, il ……続きを見る

EXTRAIT: La scène se passe sur l’Agora, puis devant la maison de Dikæopolis. Dikæopolis Que de fois j’ai été mordu au cœur ! Et de plaisirs bien peu, tout à fait peu ! Quatre ! Mais de douleurs, un ……続きを見る

Unlike many other cultural values that shift and evolve from decade to decade, comedy can be timeless. The comic masterpiece The Frogs, penned by famed Greek playwright Aristophanes more than 2,000 ……続きを見る

The Acharnians or Acharnians (Ancient Greek: Ἀχαρνεῖς Akharneîs; Attic: Ἀχαρνῆς) is the third play ー and the earliest of the eleven surviving plays ー by the Athenian playwright Aristophanes. It wa……続きを見る

The Birds (Greek: Ὄρνιθες Ornithes) is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia where it won second prize. It has been acclaimed by mode……続きを見る

The Frogs (Greek: Βάτραχοι Bátrachoi, "Frogs") is a comedy written by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed at the Lenaia, one of the Festivals of Dionysus in Athens, in 405 BC……続きを見る