Great Books and Classics

Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC)

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List of Works
[The Acharnians] [The Birds] [The Clouds] [The Ecclesiazusae] [The Frogs] [The Knights] [Lysistrata] [Peace] [Plutus] [The Thesmophoriazusae] [The Wasps] [Wealth] [Complete Works]

The Acharnians (425 BC) [GBWW,htr]

HTML (single page, 125 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translator unknown)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Acharnians and The Knights; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 1998, 416 pg).
Paperback edition of The Acharnians, The Clouds, and Lysistrata translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co., 1997, 250 pg).

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The Birds (414 BC) [GBWW,HTR]

HTML (single page, 176 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Flipbook Reader (112 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Birds, Lysistrata and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2000, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of Aristophanes I: Clouds, Wasps, Birds, translated by Peter Meineck (Hackett Pub Co, 1998).
Paperback edition of Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds, The Birds, Lysistrata, The Frogs, translated by William Arrowsmith, Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker (New American Library, 1984).
Paperback edition of The Birds and Other Plays, includes The Birds, The Knights, Peace, Wealth, and The Assemblywomen; translated by David Barrett and Alan Sommerstein (Penguin Classics, 2003, 336 pg).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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The Clouds (419 BC) [GBWW,HTR]

HTML (single page, 158 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by William James Hickie)
Flipbook Reader (78 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts
Spanish PDF (link page) at Biblioteca Virtual Universal

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Clouds, The Wasps and Peace; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 1998, 614 pg).
Paperback edition of The Acharnians, The Clouds, and Lysistrata translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co., 1997, 250 pg).
Paperback edition of Aristophanes I: Clouds, Wasps, Birds, translated by Peter Meineck (Hackett Pub Co, 1998).
Paperback edition of Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds, The Birds, Lysistrata, The Frogs, translated by William Arrowsmith, Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker (New American Library, 1984).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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The Ecclesiazusae (390 BC) [GBWW,htr]
Greek for "the women sitting in assembly".

HTML (single page, 127 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts
Spanish PDF (link page) at Biblioteca Virtual Universal

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Frogs, Assemblywomen and Wealth; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2002, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of The Birds and Other Plays, includes The Birds, The Knights, Peace, Wealth, and The Assemblywomen; translated by David Barrett and Alan Sommerstein (Penguin Classics, 2003, 336 pg).

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The Frogs (405 BC) [GBWW,HTR,HC]

HTML (single page, 166 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
Flipbook Reader (110 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Matthew Dillon)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Frogs, Assemblywomen and Wealth; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2002, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds, The Birds, Lysistrata, The Frogs, translated by William Arrowsmith, Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker (New American Library, 1984).
Paperback edition of Frogs and Other Plays, includes Frogs, Wasps, and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by David Barrett and Shomit Dutta (Penguin Classics, 2007, 256 pg).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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The Knights (424 BC) [GBWW,htr]
For some reason, also called The Suits.

HTML (single page, 142 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Flipbook Reader (92 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Acharnians and The Knights; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 1998, 416 pg).
Paperback edition of The Birds and Other Plays, includes The Birds, The Knights, Peace, Wealth, and The Assemblywomen; translated by David Barrett and Alan Sommerstein (Penguin Classics, 2003, 336 pg).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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Lysistrata (410 BC) [GBWW,htr]

HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Jack Lindsay)
Flipbook Reader (82 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Birds, Lysistrata and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2000, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of The Acharnians, The Clouds, and Lysistrata translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Focus Publishing/R. Pullins Co., 1997, 250 pg).
Paperback edition of Four Plays by Aristophanes: The Clouds, The Birds, Lysistrata, The Frogs, translated by William Arrowsmith, Richmond Lattimore, and Douglass Parker (New American Library, 1984).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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Peace (421 BC) [GBWW,htr]

HTML (single page, 136 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Flipbook Reader (100 pages, indexed) at Richer Resources Publications (translated by Ian Johnston)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts
German HTML (Single page, ~305 KB) at Projekt Gutenberg - DE (Translator unknown)

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Clouds, The Wasps and Peace; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 1998, 614 pg).
Paperback edition of The Birds and Other Plays, includes The Birds, The Knights, Peace, Wealth, and The Assemblywomen; translated by David Barrett and Alan Sommerstein (Penguin Classics, 2003, 336 pg).

Available at other booksellers:
Paperback edition at Richer Resources Publications, translated by Ian Johnston.

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Plutus (380 BC) [GBWW,htr]
Or, Wealth; Plutus was the blind god of riches.

HTML (single page, 132 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Frogs, Assemblywomen and Wealth; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2002, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of The Birds and Other Plays, includes The Birds, The Knights, Peace, Wealth, and The Assemblywomen; translated by David Barrett and Alan Sommerstein (Penguin Classics, 2003, 336 pg).

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The Thesmophoriazusae (411 BC) [GBWW,htr]
Greek for "the women keeping the Thesmophoria"; the Thesmophoria was a 3-day festival held by the Athenian women in honor of Demeter.

HTML (single page, 122 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Birds, Lysistrata and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 2000, 624 pg).
Paperback edition of Frogs and Other Plays, includes Frogs, Wasps, and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by David Barrett and Shomit Dutta (Penguin Classics, 2007, 256 pg).

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The Wasps (422 BC) [GBWW,htr]

HTML (single page, 148 KB) at MIT Classics Archive (Translator unknown)
HTML at Perseus/Tufts (Translated by Eugene O'Neill Jr.)
Greek HTML at Perseus/Tufts
Spanish PDF (link page) at Biblioteca Virtual Universal

Available at Amazon.Com:
Greek/English Hardcover edition of The Clouds, The Wasps and Peace; translated by Jeffrey Henderson (Harvard Univ Pr, 1998, 614 pg).
Paperback edition of Frogs and Other Plays, includes Frogs, Wasps, and Women at the Thesmophoria; translated by David Barrett and Shomit Dutta (Penguin Classics, 2007, 256 pg).
Paperback edition of Aristophanes I: Clouds, Wasps, Birds, translated by Peter Meineck (Hackett Pub Co, 1998).

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Complete Works

Available at Amazon.Com:

Paperback edition of Aristophanes: The Complete Plays, translated by Paul Roche (NAL Trade, 2005, 736 pg).
Mass Market Paperback edition of The Complete Plays of Aristophanes, translations by B.B. Rogers, R.H. Webb, Jack Lindsay, and Moses Hadas (Bantam Classics, 1984, 592 pg).

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