tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post1945065484314753389..comments2023-05-27T06:57:26.684-05:00Comments on A Great Books Reading Blog: Biography of AristophanesPederhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16979481342103258777noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-71183231273819586252012-01-13T14:43:46.767-06:002012-01-13T14:43:46.767-06:00So, I finished Clouds yesterday and am working on ...So, I finished Clouds yesterday and am working on Lysistrata. Not a big fan of Aristophanes so far, but glad to say I have read the earliest known playwright. <br /><br />Also, I look forward to asking people at cocktail parties if they can name the dramatic work with the earliest know flatulence joke. I believe the first recorded lawyer joke is in this play as well.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072553905347896668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-91026976966644451472012-01-13T14:38:29.072-06:002012-01-13T14:38:29.072-06:00We generation X'ers really were on the cusp, w...We generation X'ers really were on the cusp, weren't we. I remember Brenda sending me a letter in college telling me to go to my college library and send her something called an email. I never did it because I didn't have the foggiest idea what she was talking about...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072553905347896668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-42292047932818558052012-01-11T22:03:06.940-06:002012-01-11T22:03:06.940-06:00Steve, totally agree. And if you want your mind b...Steve, totally agree. And if you want your mind blown a bit more, think of this. Barring some kind of dark age, we are probably part of the last generation that won't just grow up like this.Pederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979481342103258777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828125223861187137.post-41684017909521669372012-01-11T13:22:57.262-06:002012-01-11T13:22:57.262-06:00I couldn't find Clouds in a free format so I h...I couldn't find Clouds in a free format so I had to buy the complete works of Aristophanes - for $.95. How am I supposed to stomach paying almost a dollar! A whole buck for ancient plays that have survived thousands of years and through times when the majority of humanity could never have dreamed about ever buying a book in their life... Yes, information and literature at our fingertips sounds trite, but it really isn't when you sit back and think about it.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072553905347896668noreply@blogger.com