02824cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000370011324500500015026400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650501760041750802910059352013170088453400450220165300170224665300290226365300450229270000320233770000330236985600430240299900170244520664UtSlPG20260610133457.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPA1 aAristophanes,d447? BCE-386? BCE10aAristophane; Traduction nouvelle, tome second 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-02-250 aLes oiseaux -- Lysistrata -- Les Thesmophoriazouses, ou Les femmes aux fêtes de Demeter -- Les grenouilles -- Les Ekklesiazouses, ou l'Assemblée des femmes -- Ploutos.  aProduced by Pierre Lacaze, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe,
Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading
Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from
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nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)  a"Aristophane; Traduction nouvelle, tome second" by Aristophanes is a collection of plays, specifically the second volume containing the work "Les Oiseaux," probably written in the 5th century BC. The comedy revolves around Pisthétéros and Evelpidès, two disgruntled Athenian citizens who decide to create a utopian city in the sky, named Néphélocokkygia, in response to their dissatisfaction with life in Athens. Thematically, it critiques the socio-political dynamics of ancient Athens and explores the absurdity of human existence through the lens of avian characters and mythology.  The opening of "Les Oiseaux" introduces the two protagonists, Pisthétéros and Evelpidès, who find themselves lost in a rugged wilderness while seeking the transformed bird, Tèreus. Frustrated, they bicker over their misfortune and lament their quest for a tranquil and fulfilling life. As they call upon the bird world for guidance, they encounter a myriad of feathered characters, including a Huppe, who becomes pivotal to their plans for establishing a new city. This initial segment sets the tone for a humorous and satirical exploration of ambition, social structure, and the natural world, signaling a blend of fantastical elements with critical commentary. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aComedy plays  aAthens (Greece) -- Drama  aAristophanes -- Translations into French1 aSully Prudhomme,d1839-19071 aTalbot, Eugène,d1814-189440uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20664  c61920d61920