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Aristophanes' Acharnians

Aristophanes' Acharnians

Jeffrey Henderson

2003 • 1-58510-087-0 • paper • 96 pages • 5 ½ x 8 ½ • $8.95

Translation in English with notes, map and introduction. Acharnians is, like Lysistrata, a hilarious indictment against war.

|  About the Author  |  Contents  |  Preface  |  Review  |

 Author                                                   

Dr. Jeffrey Henderson is Chair and Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University. He earned his PhD at Harvard University. He is the author of groundbreaking translations and articles on Greek comic dramatists. His other translations for Focus Classical Library include Aristophanes’ Lysistrata (1988), Aristophanes’ Clouds (1993), Aristophanes’ Three Comedies: Acharnians, Lysistrata, Clouds (1997), and Aristophanes Birds (1999).

 Table of Contents                                     

Preface

Map of Greece and Environs

Introduction

    Aristophanes and Old Comedy

    Acharnians: Comic Hero, Comic Poet and Society

    Production

General Bibliography

Suggestions for Further Reading

Aristophanes' Acharnians

 From the Preface                                   

Acharnians is both a hilarious comedy and a forceful indictment of war. Today it is just as entertaining as theater, and just as relevant as a view of the best and worst of Western civilization as it was over two millennia ago. In its mirror modern people can catch a glimpse of where we came from, where our best ideals have aimed us, and how far we have come (or not come) thus far.

-- Jeffrey Henderson

 Review                                                      

Henderson has a real gift for capturing Aristophanes' voice, and does not hesitate to leap totally over the top, just like his author.

-- New England Classics Journal