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First publish date: 1962
Genre: Drama & Plays/Comedy Plays
Authors: Aristophanes
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Aristophanes' ancient Greek comedy "Clouds," a foundational text of Western drama.

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With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate, as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful, Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time. Collected here are all 11 of his surviving plays-newly translated by the distinguished poet and translator Paul Roche.

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