Project Gutenberg 2002-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 842 Aristophanes -450 -388 Αριστοφάνης Ἀριστοφάνης Aristófanes Aristofanes The Birds Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(play) Produced by Derek Davis, and David Widger "The Birds" by Aristophanes is a comedic play written in the 5th century BC, showcasing the style of ancient Greek theatre. The story revolves around two disgruntled Athenians, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus, who are fed up with their city’s issues and seek a Utopian society among the birds. They aim to establish "Cloud-cuckoo-land," a new city that will sever the communication between the gods and humans, forcing the deities to negotiate with them for power and calm. At the start of the play, Euelpides and Pisthetaerus are introduced as they embark on their quest to find Epops, the King of the Birds, hoping he can help them establish a peaceful society. Upon arriving at his residence, they face numerous comedic misunderstandings and challenges. They propose their grand scheme of constructing a new city in the sky, where they will rule over the gods and humans alike. The opening sets an irreverent tone filled with witty exchanges and whimsical imagery, highlighting the duo’s ambition while laying the groundwork for the ensuing adventures and interactions they will have with both birds and deities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English Birds -- Drama Athens (Greece) -- Social life and customs -- Drama Gods, Greek -- Drama Imaginary societies -- Drama Aristophanes -- Translations into English PA Text One Act Plays Classical Antiquity Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature 183266 2025-07-02T05:06:31.946848 text/html 180243 2013-01-24T10:48:42 text/html 123443 2025-07-02T05:06:36.710837 application/epub+zip 125985 2025-07-02T05:06:33.576808 application/epub+zip 125986 2025-07-02T05:06:32.533853 application/epub+zip 214722 2025-07-02T05:06:38.897805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202449 2025-07-02T05:06:36.008843 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176056 2022-09-02T07:05:37.671309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145338 2025-07-02T05:06:31.564850 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 145195 2009-01-17T15:45:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20808 2025-07-02T05:06:39.024773 application/rdf+xml 9558 2025-07-02T05:06:33.026854 image/jpeg 2722 2025-07-02T05:06:32.779827 image/jpeg 59609 2013-01-24T10:49:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 56431 2009-01-17T15:46:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 120861 2025-07-02T05:06:31.960811 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