The Comedies of Aristophanes / tr. into familiar blank verse, with notes, preliminary observations on each play, etc. By C. A. Wheelwright. To which is added A dissertation on the old Greek comedy from the German of Wachsmuth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aristophanes.

Contributor:

Wachsmuth, Wilhelm, 1784-1866.

Brumoy, Pierre, 1688-1742.

Wheelwright, C. A. (Charles Apthorp), -1858.

Language:

English

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [etc.] : D.A. Talboys, 1837.

Contents:

v. 1. Preface. Preliminary observations upon the Greek drama, tr. from the French of P. Brumoy. Annals of the Peloponesian war. Plutus. The Clouds. The Frogs. The Birds. The Knights.

v. 2. The Peace. The Lysistrata. The Acharnians.

Thesmophoriźusae. The female haranguers; or, Women in council assembled. Appendix.

Notes:

Preliminary observations upon Plutus, the Frogs, the Birds, the Knights, the Peace, the Thesmophoriazusae, comp. chiefly from the French of Père Brumoy.

Local Notes:

Title page of v.2 is a photocopy

OCLC:

4430634