Aristophanes (445-380 BC) - Greek comic playwright who wrote in the style
known as Old Comedy, a free and farcical form that allowed him to ridicule
the public figures and institutions of his time. Despite difficulties in
translation, most of his sharp-witted humor still comes through today.
The Clouds (423 BC) - A comedy about a father who sends his son to a
Socratic school to think for himself and avoid his creditors. This farce
satirizes Socrates and the Sophists.
