7 Greek Comedy – Aristophanes

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Arts, Books

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2015

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Author Jacke Wilson examines the life and works of Aristophanes, whose comic plays included The Clouds, which pokes fun at philosophers such as Socrates, and Lysistrata, where the females of Athens and Sparta go on a sex strike in an attempt to end the war. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
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0:39.1	Hello everyone. This is Jack Wilson, the host of the History of Literature Podcast.
0:44.0	I'm so glad you're here and welcome to the show.
0:47.0	One quick note before we begin, you have found one of the oldest episodes in our archive.
0:53.0	The show doesn't discuss literature in chronological order,
0:56.3	so you won't be missing anything if you start with the more recent episodes
0:59.6	instead of the earliest ones.
1:01.5	And let's be honest, the show's quality has improved quite a bit since these early days.
1:06.9	But of course where you begin is up to you and if you'd like to give this one a try, please
1:11.7	be my guest.
1:13.0	All of the episodes in the archive are yours to enjoy for free.
1:17.0	Hello, I'm Jack Wilson.
1:19.0	Welcome to the History of literature. Episode 7.
1:24.0	Episode 7.
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