The Birds - (Modern Plays) by Aristophanes (Paperback)

Name: The Birds - (Modern Plays) by Aristophanes (Paperback)
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
SKU: 1003613774
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A contemporary adaptation of The Birds by an award-winning poet, published to tie in with a major production at the National Theatre directed by Kathryn Hunter Pez and Eck are on the hunt for the perfect society in "a city where free men might live like birds".
Author(s): Aristophanes
90 Pages
Drama, General
Series Name: Modern Plays

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Book Synopsis

A contemporary adaptation of The Birds by an award-winning poet, published to tie in with a major production at the National Theatre directed by Kathryn Hunter

Pez and Eck are on the hunt for the perfect society in "a city where free men might live like birds". But when they start building the bird city for real, Pez starts to have ambitions - which seem not a million miles away from dictatorship. As the fantasy utopia threatens to turn into a tyranny the birds start to rebel. Sean O'Brien's new verse version brings Aristophanes' devastatingly ironic comment on human ambition bang up-to-date and is brimful of jokes ancient and modern.This adaptation by the winner of the Forward Prize for Poetry of Aristophanes' classic comedy is published to coincide with the National Theatre production and tour in 2002.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.96 Inches (H) x 5.12 Inches (W) x .26 Inches (D)

Weight: .16 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 90

Genre: Drama

Sub-Genre: General

Series Title: Modern Plays

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback

Author: Aristophanes

Language: English

Street Date: July 22, 2002

TCIN: 1003613774

UPC: 9780413772787

Item Number (DPCI): 247-10-0515

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.26 inches length x 5.12 inches width x 7.96 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.16 pounds

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