Surviving Plays

Eleven of his 40 plays survive virtually complete. These plays provide the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and they are in fact used to define the genre.

About Aristophanes

Also known as the Father of Comedy and the Prince of Ancient Comedy, Aristophanes has been said to recreate the life of ancient Athens more convincingly than any other author.

Included Works

This volume includes The Wasps, The Birds, The Frogs, The Thesmophoriazusae, The Ecclesiazusae, and Plutus.