The Clouds: A Comedy of Ideas - Satirizing Socrates |
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A look at the portrait of Socrates and the critical stereotype of ancient philosophers presented in Aristophanes' comic masterpiece, The Clouds. First staged in 423 bc in Socrates' own lifetime, the play is regarded as the first extant "comedy of ideas." It's critique of philosophers is scathing and best of all, the play remains funny today.
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