Project Gutenberg 2006-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 69 Deschanel, Emile 1819 1904 Etudes sur Aristophane Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Eric Vautier and the Online EU-Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Études sur Aristophane" by Émile Deschanel is a scholarly analysis written in the late 19th century. The text delves into the works of the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, emphasizing his contributions to the evolution of comedy and exploring the socio-political context in which his works were produced. The author approaches Aristophanes with a critical view, reflecting on the themes of freedom, humor, and morality within Athenian society. At the start of the work, the author sets the stage for a detailed examination of Aristophanes, discussing the cultural and political significance of his comedies in the context of Athenian democracy. Deschanel introduces Aristophanes not only as a playwright but as a social commentator, highlighting how his characters often serve as caricatures of contemporary political figures and societal norms. The opening also discusses the foundational aspects of Athenian theatre, establishing how the works of Aristophanes were integral to public life and discourse, often addressing serious topics through humor and satire. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Aristophanes PA Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 978254 978012 2024-10-08T12:24:16.494087 2023-09-09T03:49:17.102662 text/html text/html 978247 978005 2024-10-08T12:24:16.900126 2023-09-09T03:49:17.337663 text/html text/html 429216 2024-10-08T12:24:31.038068 application/epub+zip 445042 2024-10-08T12:24:20.515090 application/epub+zip 439192 2024-10-08T12:24:19.026114 application/epub+zip 788090 2024-10-08T12:24:38.834979 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740655 2024-10-08T12:24:30.021068 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699279 2022-09-09T08:38:20.748516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 862475 2024-10-08T12:24:15.661098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 862328 2006-09-14T03:37:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 328383 2006-09-14T03:40:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18891 2024-10-08T12:24:39.101001 application/rdf+xml 14142 2024-10-08T12:24:19.593072 image/jpeg 3801 2024-10-08T12:24:19.308091 image/jpeg 423075 2024-10-08T12:24:16.981112 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia