Peace (Aristophanes)

For works with similar titles, see Peace.

English-language translations of
Εἰρήνη (Peace) (422 BCE)
by Aristophanes

"Peace" (Εἰρήνη Eirēnē, Latin: Pax) is a comedy by Aristophanes. The play won second prize at the City Dionysia where it was staged just a few days before the Peace of Nicias was validified (421 BCE), which promised to end the ten-year-old Peloponnesian War. The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution: there is bitterness in the memory of lost opportunities and the ending is not happy for everyone. Warning: template has been deprecated.
As with all ancient Greek dramas, the interpretation may vary, given the condition of available manuscripts, the current study of ancient Greek language, and changes in the English language. As a result, varying English translations exist.

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English-language translations of Εἰρήνη include:

The Peace, translated by C. A. Wheelwright (1837)
Peace, translated by William James Hickie (1853)
Peace, translated by Leonard-Hampson Rudd (1867)
The Peace, translated by Benjamin Bickley Rogers [1866] (1913 ed.)
Peace, published by The Athenian Society (1912), anonymous translator presumed to be Oscar Wilde

This work is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations of this work may be copyrighted.

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Peace (Aristophanes)

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