Project Gutenberg 2008-11-22 Public domain in the USA. 128 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes Demetrakopoulos, Polyvios 1864 1922 Δημητρακόπουλος, Πολύβιος Dimitrakopoulos, Polybius Αρκάς, Πολ Arcas, Pol Arcas, Paul Dimitrakopoulos, Polyvios Όρνιθες The Birds Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(play) Wikipedia page about this book: https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%8C%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B8%CE%B5%CF%82_(%CE%BA%CF%89%CE%BC%CF%89%CE%B4%CE%AF%CE%B1) Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Όρνιθες" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written in the 5th century BC. The work often serves as a satirical commentary on the political and social corruption in Athens, through the lens of its central characters, two Athenian citizens, Peistheterus and Euelpides, who embark on a whimsical journey to build a new and ideal city among the birds. At the start of the play, Peistheterus and Euelpides are depicted as weary Athenian citizens seeking escape from their crumbling society. They encounter various birds as they search for a new homeland, encountering humorous scenarios and satirical exchanges about their desire for better living conditions. Their adventures highlight their motivations, as they dream of a city where they can enjoy peace and prosperity, all while poking fun at the human condition and the absurdities of politics. The opening sets the stage for a blend of wit, fantasy, and social critique that will unfold in the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) el Comedy plays Birds -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Social life and customs -- Drama Gods, Greek -- Drama Imaginary societies -- Drama PA Text Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 284955 2025-07-11T08:23:03.667629 text/html 280081 2021-01-25T18:40:58 text/html 152305 2025-07-11T08:23:10.421598 application/epub+zip 153742 2025-07-11T08:23:05.742636 application/epub+zip 153742 2025-07-11T08:23:04.468626 application/epub+zip 299669 2025-07-11T08:23:12.856583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273204 2025-07-11T08:23:09.312662 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254092 2022-09-12T13:52:55.702127 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 258055 2025-07-11T08:23:02.509678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257919 2012-03-11T19:39:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22122 2025-07-11T08:23:12.990581 application/rdf+xml 9050 2025-07-11T08:23:04.976637 image/jpeg 2474 2025-07-11T08:23:04.720644 image/jpeg 77519 2012-03-11T19:41:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 79565 2021-01-25T18:40:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 147529 2025-07-11T08:23:03.694653 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 el.wikipedia en.wikipedia