Aristophanes
Aristophanes
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To treat for a peace. Our embassy is for peace.
jBer. That makes no difference ; or if it does, It makes me long to throttle him tJl the more."— (F.) Hercules, ravenous as he always is, and having been kept for some time on very short commons, is won^ over by the rich odour of some cookery in which- he Digitized by LnOOQ IC THE BIRDS. 12a fields Peisthetderus, now governor of the new state, em- ployed on their arrivaL He is surprised to discover that the roti consists of birds, until it is expl...ained to him that they are aristocrat birds, who have, in modern phrase, been guilty of conspiring against democracy.
This brief but bitter satire upon this Bird-Utopia is thrown in as it were by the way, quite casually ; but one wonders how the audience received it. Hercules determines to make peace on ai^r terms; and when^ Neptune seems inclined to stand upon the dignity of his order, and taunts his brother god with being too ready to sacrifice his father^s rights, he draws the Triballian aside, and threatens him roundly with a good thrashing if he does not give his vote the right way.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
To treat for a peace. Our embassy is for peace.
jBer. That makes no difference ; or if it does, It makes me long to throttle him tJl the more."— (F.) Hercules, ravenous as he always is, and having been kept for some time on very short commons, is won^ over by the rich odour of some cookery in which- he Digitized by LnOOQ IC THE BIRDS. 12a fields Peisthetderus, now governor of the new state, em- ployed on their arrivaL He is surprised to discover that the roti consists of birds, until it is expl...ained to him that they are aristocrat birds, who have, in modern phrase, been guilty of conspiring against democracy.
This brief but bitter satire upon this Bird-Utopia is thrown in as it were by the way, quite casually ; but one wonders how the audience received it. Hercules determines to make peace on ai^r terms; and when^ Neptune seems inclined to stand upon the dignity of his order, and taunts his brother god with being too ready to sacrifice his father^s rights, he draws the Triballian aside, and threatens him roundly with a good thrashing if he does not give his vote the right way.
What to read after Aristophanes?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by W Lucas William Lucas Collins to read onlineMoreLess
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