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Les Oiseaux by Aristophanes

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ledimirnunez's review against another edition

3.0

This was a great satirical piece. I would love to see this play performed, or recreated as an animated film of the same mold as Hercules (1997 film). A deeply philosophical read that I would encourage anyone to read because of its wide-ranging, creative translation.

phoenix2's review against another edition

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4.0

A classic comedy that makes you think, without being too tiring to read or too heavy on the message that it wants to get through.

rattledragons's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

aina4what's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

littletaiko's review against another edition

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4.0

Read The Birds and The Frogs, two ancient Greek comedies by Aristophanes. Humor is definitely hard to carry over from one year to the next, much less thousands of years. However, overall I did find these to be somewhat funny, though I'm certain quite a bit went over my head. Fortunately, there were decent introductions to each play explaining what was happening and where some of the humor came from. The Birds resonated a bit more as involved a silly war and power struggles which are still happening today. The Frogs seemed to be poking fun at the gods and other Greek philosophers.