Athenian Drama

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History

 

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Claude W

 

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September 4, 2013

 

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He sang to the glory of a culture which had asserted its dominance over virtually the entire eastern Mediterranean. By the time Athens had become seriously engaged in the Peloponnesian war authors no longer aimed primarily at praising Athens, but focused on fixing blame and moving past current events toward a time of healing...
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In the Clouds, the old Greek view of comedy is seen: sexual innuendo, excremental humor, and common character types. The Clouds pokes fun at the Sophists and bemoans the state of Athens' courts, but presents no alternative. When watching the Clouds one is very cognizant of the fact it is a play being seen: a fluid narrative is broken up by a speech of Aristophanes and the play transitions through a series of sketch-like scenes rather than an ongoing tale...
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