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Title: The Clouds
Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Summary: "The Clouds" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written during the classical period of ancient Greece. It satirizes the philosophical teachings of Socrates and the Sophists, exploring themes of education, morality, and the absurdity of contemporary Athenian society. The main character, Strepsiades, is an indebted father who seeks to avoid paying his debts by enrolling in Socratic teachings and learning to argue unjust causes. The opening of "The Clouds" introduces us to Strepsiades, who is tormented by sleeplessness and the weight of his debts due to his extravagant son, Phidippides. In his desperation, Strepsiades devises a plan to persuade his son to seek help from Socrates and his followers, who claim to have the ability to win arguments regardless of truth. This sets up a comedic conflict between traditional values and the dishonest rhetorical tactics of the new thinkers. Throughout the opening scenes, we see the contrasting perspectives of father and son, as Strepsiades longs for a return to simple living, while Phidippides is enamored with a lavish lifestyle. Their struggles encapsulate the broader critique of society’s moral decline at the hands of sophistry and misguided education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE
Translator: Hickie, W. J.
EBook No.: 2562
Published: Mar 1, 2001
Downloads: 784
Language: English
Subject: Classical literature
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
Subject: Aristophanes -- Translations into English
Subject: Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Drama
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Clouds
Note: Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits: Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Summary: "The Clouds" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written during the classical period of ancient Greece. It satirizes the philosophical teachings of Socrates and the Sophists, exploring themes of education, morality, and the absurdity of contemporary Athenian society. The main character, Strepsiades, is an indebted father who seeks to avoid paying his debts by enrolling in Socratic teachings and learning to argue unjust causes. The opening of "The Clouds" introduces us to Strepsiades, who is tormented by sleeplessness and the weight of his debts due to his extravagant son, Phidippides. In his desperation, Strepsiades devises a plan to persuade his son to seek help from Socrates and his followers, who claim to have the ability to win arguments regardless of truth. This sets up a comedic conflict between traditional values and the dishonest rhetorical tactics of the new thinkers. Throughout the opening scenes, we see the contrasting perspectives of father and son, as Strepsiades longs for a return to simple living, while Phidippides is enamored with a lavish lifestyle. Their struggles encapsulate the broader critique of society’s moral decline at the hands of sophistry and misguided education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE
Translator: Hickie, W. J.
EBook No.: 2562
Published: Mar 1, 2001
Downloads: 784
Language: English
Subject: Classical literature
Subject: Comedies
Subject: Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
Subject: Aristophanes -- Translations into English
Subject: Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Drama
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.