TY - BOOK AU - Aristophanes AU - Hickie,W.J. TI - The Clouds AV - PA PY - 2001/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Classical literature KW - Comedy plays KW - Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English KW - Aristophanes -- Translations into English KW - Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Drama N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clouds; Release date is 2001-03-01; Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Clouds" by Aristophanes is a Greek comedy play written in 423 BC. This satirical work lampoons intellectual fashions in classical Athens, centering on a debt-ridden father who enrolls in Socrates' school—The Thinkery—to learn how to twist arguments and outwit his creditors. When he proves too old to learn, his son must take his place. Considered the world's first "comedy of ideas," the play remains notorious for its caricature of Socrates, later cited as contributing to the philosopher's trial and execution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562 ER -