“greek Comedies By Aristophanes”

This book contains two comedies by Aristophanes, *The Clouds* and *Plutus*, translated into French by Madame Dacier.
Published in Amsterdam by George Gallet in 1692, the work includes the translated text, critical notes, and analyses of Aristophanes’ plays written by Anne Dacier, in accordance with the rules of theater.
"The Clouds," performed in Athens in 423 B. C., is a scathing satire against the Sophists, whose embodiment Aristophanes makes Socrates, whom he describes as “a corrupter of youth and the people, responsible for the moral decay of Athens.”
"Plutus," from 388 B.C., is a biting and brilliant comedy in which laughter becomes a weapon to challenge the social order.
Plutus, Wealth personified, is cured of the blindness to which Zeus had condemned him in order to establish a new order, where only the just and the honest are rewarded, thus upending society.
Includes a 44-page Preface.
273 pages + 3 unnumbered pages. Period calfskin binding. Spine with 5 raised bands. Two engraved plates.