Aristophanes 447? BCE-386? BCE creator text utu 2001 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Peace" by Aristophanes is an Athenian Old Comedy written in 421 BC. A middle-aged Athenian flies to heaven on a giant dung beetle to rescue Peace from imprisonment and end the Peloponnesian War. His mission earns farmers' gratitude while bankrupting war profiteers. The play celebrates an idyllic return to countryside life with joyous anticipation, yet tempers optimism with bitter acknowledgment of lost opportunities. Through wildly absurd action and savage satire, Aristophanes lampoons politicians who profited from war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(play) Release date is 2001-04-01 Produced by Derek Davis, and David Widger Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Drama Peace treaties -- Drama Aristophanes -- Translations into English PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2571 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2571 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133059.0 2571