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The Complete Greek Comedy
Edited by William Arrowsmith
Aristophanes
THE CONGRESSWOMEN
(Ecclesiazusae)
Translated, with an Introduc–
tion, by Douglass Parker
Aristophanes' comedy sets a
mad pace. Disguised in false
beards, women of Athens sneak
into congress and vote the men
out of office. Bawdy, slapstick
and wildly funny, but pointed.
The men failed to rule sensi–
bly but womens' rule also cre–
ates problems.
$4.50
Cicero
ON OLD AGE and ON
FRIENDSHIP
Translated, with an Introduc–
tion, by Frank O. Copley
On Old Age
and
On Friendship
are distillations of Cicero's syn–
thesis of Greek and Roman
philosophical ideas. Early ex–
amples of the essay as a literary
form, these pieces combine the
clarity of Cicero's orations, the
charm of his philosophical trea–
tises, and the delightful in–
formality of his letters. $4:95
Aristotle
POETICS
Translated, with an Introduc–
tion, by Gerald F. Else
The aim of the translation and
accompanying notes is to pro–
vide for the Greekless reader
a "way in" to Aristotle's pro–
cesses of thinking about litera–
ture.
The book is enriched with an
illuminating introduction which
relates the
Poetics
to Plato's
attack on the poets and places
the treatise in the context of
Aristotle's work as a whole.
$4.50
Friedrich Holderlin
POEMS AND FRAGMENTS
A Bilingual Edition
Translations by Michael Ham–
burger
Holderlin is considered one of
Germany's finest poets. He en–
joyed only seven productive
years before he fell victim to
schizophrenia in 1802 but pro–
duced a large body of work.
His work is infused with the
spirit of Hellenism and a pas–
sionate lyricism.
$10.00
