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The knights ; Peace ; The birds ; The assemblywomen ; Wealth / Aristophanes ; translated by David Barrett and Alan H. Sommerstein

This collection features four Athenian comedies combining satire and fantasy to explore social and political reform. The plays depict a sex strike for peace, the creation of a bird-city, the establishment of a female-led utopia, and the healing of the god of wealth.

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