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The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2

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"The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2" by Aristophanes is a collection of comedic plays, written during the classical period of ancient Greece. This volume includes translations of several of Aristophanes' notable works, with a focus on satire directed at various aspects of Athenian life and society, particularly highlighting the absurdities of legal proceedings and social customs through clever characters and engaging plots. The opening portion of the volume introduces "The Wasps," one of Aristophanes' comedies, which centers around Philocleon, an elderly man obsessed with his role as a juryman, and his son, Bdelycleon, who wishes to help him abandon this unhealthy obsession. Bdelycleon's attempts to keep his father from attending the courts lead to humorous escapades, including Philocleon's ludicrous efforts to escape imprisonment in their home. The opening part sets the stage for a vivid exploration of the comical struggles between father and son, the farcical elements of their conflict, and Aristophanes' pointed commentary on the Athenian judicial system and the obsession with litigation that characterized his society.

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  • Comedy plays
  • Greek drama (Comedy) · Translations into English
  • Athens (Greece)
  • Aristophanes · Translations into English

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Chapter C

Cake, eaten by priest
Callias, identity of
Callias, the general, his debaucheries
Calligenia, adoration of
Callimachus, poverty of
Canephori, rank in feasts
Canephoros, the part of
Cannonus, the decree of
Carians, mountaineers
Carcinus, tragic poet
—pun on name
—his three sons
Carding, woman's shape at
Caskets, how perfumed
Cats, lascivious
Centaur, the
Cephalae, pun on word
Cephalus, a demagogue
—his father
Cephisophon, a "ghost"
—seduces a wife
Ceramicus, the
Chaerephon
—compared to the bat
Chaplets of flowers
Charitimides, an admiral
Chians, the, named in prayers
Children, when registered
Choenix (the)
Chorus, the lost
—exit singing
Choruses, when given
Cinesias, the poet
—his build
—befouls a statue
—the dissolute
Circumcision, where practised
Citizens, the fame of
Cleocritus, the strut of
Cleonymus, cowardly
—gluttony of
—wife of
Cleophon, a general
—an alien
Clepsydra (the)
Cloak. See Clothes
Clothes, dedication of
Clidemides
Cligenes, a demagogue
Climax and anti-
Clisthenes, an effeminate
—accused of prostitution
Cock-fighting
Coffins, emblems on
Coins, in the mouth
Colaconymus, the flatterer
Colic, the, a remedy
Colonus, and Croydon
Connus, a flute-player
Conon, flight of
Coot's head, likeness to cunnus muliebris
Corcyra, whips of
Corinth, boasting at
—corruption at
—garrison at
Corinthian ships, obscene comparison
—courtesans
Corybantes (the), mysteries of
—sacred instrument
Cotyle, a measure
Courtesans, high prices
Court-opening, formula
Cramming oneself
Crane, herald of winter
—carry ballast
Cratinus, a comic poet
Cress, its properties
"Cretan monologues"
—rhythms
Crime and poverty
Criticism, too low
Critylla
Crows, going to
Cuckoo, the
Curotrophos, meaning
Cuttle-fish
Cyclops, the, and lyre
Cycni, the two
Cynna, the courtesan
Cyrené, the courtesan

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Contents

  1. Front Matter
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter C
  4. Chapter I
  5. Chapter L
  6. Chapter X

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This free edition of The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2 by Aristophanes comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #8689, released 2005-08-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Plays/Films/Dramas, Mythology, Legends & Folklore, Classics of Literature.

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