| Author: | Aristophanes |
| Translation: | Alan H. Sommerstein |
| Origin: | UK |
| Publisher: | Liverpool University Press |
| ISBN: | 9780856681783 |
| Edition number: | 1st edition |
| First edition: | 1981 |
| Dimensions: | 14.8x21 |
| Pages: | 230 |
| Location: | 2Ε |
| Series: | Aris and Phillips Classical Texts |
Knights was the first play to be produced by Aristophanes on his own behalf. In it, he launched a violent attack on Cleon, the leading politician of the day, on the whole style of leadership that he represented and on a system which seemed to guarantee that a bad leader could be displaced by a worse. This edition presents the Greek text with facing-page translation, introduction, commentary and notes.
In the first play he produced on his own behalf, Aristophanes launched a violent attack on Cleon, the leading politician of the day, on the whole style of leadership that he represented and on a system which seemed to guarantee that a bad leader could be displaced by a worse. Text with facing translation, commentary and notes.