آریستوفان: ثروت (متون کلاسیک آریس و فیلیپس)

This volume is the first edition with commentary since 1907 of Aristophanes' last surviving play, in which, as so often before, an audacious and imaginative hero finds a miraculous remedy for the all-too-real ills of the contemporary world in this case the concentration of wealth in the hands of those who don't deserve it at the expense of those who do. To achieve this he needs the aid of no less than three gods, and the play contains the fullest single surviving account of a visit to a sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius.This volume includes the Addenda to all previous plays, but the Indexes proved far more extensive than anticipated and has now been published as a separate volume which completes the Aristophanes series. This volume is the first edition with commentary since 1907 of AristophanesAe last surviving play, in which, as so often before, an audacious and imaginative hero finds a miraculous remedy for the all-too-real ills of the contemporary worlduin this case the concentration of wealth in the hands of those who donAet deserve it at the expense of those who do. To achieve this he needs the aid of no less than three gods, and the play contains the fullest single surviving account of a visit to a sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius. This volume will include the ADDENDA to all previous plays, but the INDEXES proved far more extensive than anticipated and will now be published as a separate volume 12 to complete the Aristophanes series. Cover 1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Contents 4 Preface 5 References and Abbreviations 6 Introduction 16 1 Occasion and background 16 2 The god Wealth 20 3 Asclepius 23 4 Chremylus' plan and its fulfilment 28 5 Wealth and Ecclesiazusae 35 6 Structure and style 38 7 Staging 40 8 The first and the second Wealth 43 Note on the Text 49 Sigla 49 Select Bibliography 52 Aristophanes 52 Wealth 57 WEALTH 58 Dramatis Personae 59 Text and Translation 61 Commentary 150 Addenda to Previous Volumes 234 General Introduction 234 Acharnians 240 Knights 253 Clouds 265 Wasps 279 Peace 288 Birds 299 Lysistrata 315 Thesmophoriazusae 320 Frogs 326 Ecclesiazusae 334 "This volume is the first edition with commentary since 1907 of Aristophanes' last surviving play, in which, as so often before, an audacious and imaginative hero finds a miraculous remedy for the all-too-real ills of the contemporary world - in this case the concentration of wealth in the hands of those who don't deserve it at the expense of those who do. To achieve this he needs the aid of no less than three gods, and the play contains the fullest single surviving account of a visit to a sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius."--Jacket The earliest surviving comic drama, Acharnians is a highly committed play. Its message is that Athens war with the Peloponnesians can and should be ended, and that peace will mean the restoration of normal life. First published in 1980, this edition has been updated, and presents the Greek text with facing-page translation, commentary and notes.