Clouds (Paperback)

Aristophanes; Formerly Professor of Greek at St Andrews University (1955-76) and President of Corpus Christi College Oxford (1976-86) Now Chancellor of St Andrews University Kenneth Dover; K J Dover
Oxford University Press (UK)
9780198143956
0-19-814395-8

This new paperback edition of Aristophanes' popular play includes the complete Greek text and extensive notes and commentary. Dover examines the two versions of the play, recounts the history of the text,.

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and analyzes a number of problems surrounding the play's interpretation, including the Greek notion of right and wrong, the purpose of the chorus, and Aristophanes' sexual jokes.