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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
lxxxi, 297 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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Aristophanes is the only surviving representative of Greek Old Comedy, the exuberant, satirical form of festival drama which flourished during the heyday of classical Athenian culture in the fifth century BC. His plays are characterized by combinations of fantasy & satire, sophistication & vulgarity, formality & freedom.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
xlii, 270 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Persian Letters is a classic of European literature by Baron de Montesquieu, the brilliant thinker who had a huge influence on the Enlightenment. Through the astute observations of his two fictional Persian travelers in Europe -- Usbek and Rica -- Montesquieu asks fundamental questions about human nature, the manners and flirtations of polite society, the structures of power, and the hypocrisy of religion-all in a witty, inventive satire that combines...
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