The Clouds by Aristophanes

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.html.images 119 kB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.epub3.images 103 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.epub.noimages 105 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.kf8.images 170 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.kindle.images 178 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2562.txt.utf-8 113 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/2562/pg2562-h.zip 100 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE
Translator Hickie, W. J.
Title The Clouds
Note Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clouds
Note Reading ease score: 82.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Credits Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger
Summary "The Clouds" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written during the classical period of ancient Greece. It satirizes the philosophical teachings of Socrates and the Sophists, exploring themes of education, morality, and the absurdity of contemporary Athenian society. The main character, Strepsiades, is an indebted father who seeks to avoid paying his debts by enrolling in Socratic teachings and learning to argue unjust causes. The opening of "The Clouds" introduces us to Strepsiades, who is tormented by sleeplessness and the weight of his debts due to his extravagant son, Phidippides. In his desperation, Strepsiades devises a plan to persuade his son to seek help from Socrates and his followers, who claim to have the ability to win arguments regardless of truth. This sets up a comedic conflict between traditional values and the dishonest rhetorical tactics of the new thinkers. Throughout the opening scenes, we see the contrasting perspectives of father and son, as Strepsiades longs for a return to simple living, while Phidippides is enamored with a lavish lifestyle. Their struggles encapsulate the broader critique of society’s moral decline at the hands of sophistry and misguided education. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Classical literature
Subject Comedies
Subject Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
Subject Aristophanes -- Translations into English
Subject Rhetoric -- Study and teaching -- Drama
Category Text
EBook-No. 2562
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Jan 24, 2013
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 727 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!
iBiblio