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