Aristophanes (c. 448-380 BC)
All links verified on or after March 12, 2017
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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