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The Wasps

The Wasps

Aristophanes

Hardcover

Literary CriticismPlays

ISBN10: 1161480595
ISBN13: 9781161480597
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Wasps is a comedic play written by Aristophanes in ancient Greece. The story centers around a father and son, Philocleon and Bdelycleon, who are both obsessed with serving as jurors in the Athenian court system. Philocleon, the father, is addicted to the power and attention he receives as a juror, while Bdelycleon, the son, sees the corrupt and unfair nature of the court system and wants to break his father free from his addiction.The play is set in a world where the jurors are depicted as wasps, buzzing around and stinging anyone who opposes them. Philocleon is captured by a group of wasps who are trying to overthrow the Athenian government, and Bdelycleon must come up with a plan to rescue his father and show him the error of his ways. The play is filled with witty dialogue, clever wordplay, and satirical jabs at the Athenian government and society.Overall, The Wasps is a humorous and insightful commentary on the nature of power, addiction, and corruption in ancient Athens. It is a classic example of Aristophanes' unique style of comedy, which blends political satire with absurdity and farce.XANTHIAS (turning to the audience): Come, I must explain the matter to the spectators. But first a few words of preamble: expect nothing very high-flown from us, nor any jests stolen from Megara; we have no slaves, who throw baskets of nuts to the spectators, nor any Heracles to be robbed of his dinner, nor does Euripides get loaded with contumely.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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