Excerpts from Aristophanes' "The Birds" /

In this play, Aristophanes satirizes the weaknesses of man and his institutions. Two disgruntled citizens, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus, seek to escape the pettiness of life in Athens by dwelling among the birds. They convince the birds that they were once sovereign over the earth, and should reclaim...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Aristophanes
Corporate Author:	Insight Media (Firm)
Other Authors:	Calhoun, Karl, Cohen, Alysha, Csorba, Julia, Einhorn, Leslie, Hardcastle, Terry, Morris, Bob, Pepe, Neil, Porter, Ed, Reilly, Phil, Tattersall, Clare, Tuccillo, Liz, Weeks, Todd
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York, NY : Insight Media, 1991.
Series:	Theatre in video.
Subjects:	Greek drama. Nonfiction films. Documentary films. Internet videos. Performance.
Online Access:	Connect to this online video

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Summary:	In this play, Aristophanes satirizes the weaknesses of man and his institutions. Two disgruntled citizens, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus, seek to escape the pettiness of life in Athens by dwelling among the birds. They convince the birds that they were once sovereign over the earth, and should reclaim their supremacy by building a kingdom of their own which excludes the gods and invites all men to join the birds and acquire wings.
Item Description:	Originally released as DVD. Title from resource description page (viewed Oct. 12, 2011). Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (43 min.)
Production Credits:	Adapted and directed by Bob Morris ; music, Ralph Denzer ; choreography, Susan Hefner ; assistant director, Alysha Cohen ; video, Video D Studios.