Project Gutenberg 2007-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 213 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes Sully Prudhomme 1839 1907 Prudhomme, Sully Prudhomme, René-François-Armand Sully Prudhomme, Rene-Francois-Armand Sully Talbot, Eugène 1814 1894 Talbot, Eugene Talbot, E. (Eugène) Aristophane; Traduction nouvelle, tome second Les oiseaux -- Lysistrata -- Les Thesmophoriazouses, ou Les femmes aux fêtes de Demeter -- Les grenouilles -- Les Ekklesiazouses, ou l'Assemblée des femmes -- Ploutos. Produced by Pierre Lacaze, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "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.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Comedy plays Athens (Greece) -- Drama Aristophanes -- Translations into French PA Text Classical Antiquity FR Théâtre Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 625924 2025-08-08T14:20:56.120243 text/html 606165 2021-01-01T18:47:13 text/html 427533 2025-08-08T14:21:10.328124 application/epub+zip 436969 2025-08-08T14:21:00.494135 application/epub+zip 270091 2025-08-08T14:20:58.380205 application/epub+zip 1035823 2025-08-08T14:21:16.388094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1047888 2025-08-08T14:21:08.731129 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584963 2022-09-09T15:48:12.440641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507097 2025-08-08T14:20:49.585241 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 494373 2021-01-01T18:47:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21796 2025-08-08T14:21:16.544073 application/rdf+xml 18010 2025-08-08T14:20:58.930180 image/jpeg 3871 2025-08-08T14:20:58.652131 image/jpeg 180959 2021-01-01T18:47:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 340286 2021-01-01T18:47:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 427277 2025-08-08T14:20:56.198156 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia fr.wikipedia