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    <namePart>Aristophanes</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">447? BCE-386? BCE</namePart>
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  <abstract>"The Birds" by Aristophanes is a comedy performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia in Athens. Two Athenians, fed up with city life, convince the birds to build a magnificent city in the sky and reclaim their ancient status as the original gods. Led by the clever Pisthetaerus, the birds prepare to challenge the Olympian gods themselves. What follows is a fantastical tale of ambition, transformation, and cosmic power struggles, filled with colorful avian characters and surprising visitors. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(play)</note>
  <note>Release date is 2002-01-01</note>
  <note>Produced by Derek Davis, and David Widger</note>
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    <topic>Comedy plays</topic>
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