Author Description

An Athenian Farmer - fed up with the unending war against the Spartans - feeds so much of the shit the war has brought him to a dung-beetle that he is able to saddle it up and ride it - flying to the house of Zeus - there to plead the case for Peace... At last! a Peace worth more than the paper it's printed on! This book is an attempt at giving the novice in the heady task of mastering Attic Greek a little light reading - while simultaneously faithfully proffering the unadulterated text of a great author. Originally published in a large-format volume coupled with a rhyming verse adaptation designed to suit modern audiences, this pocketbook edition has been slimmed down to present the interlineal Greek-English portion of the previous publication as a stand-alone text, ideal as a first reader for those wishing to study the original Greek of one of the ancient world's most neglected comedies....and for those wishing to read the rhyming verse adaptation of the play - highly recommended for those readers, singers, players, and audiences wishing to experience something of the emotional impact, rather than just the dry literal sense of Aristophanes' original - it too has been slimmed-down, and is available as a stand-alone text in the pocketbook companion to the present edition...