The Birds

Ὄρνιθες ; Ornithes

Written circa 414 BC

This play has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy, remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the gaiety of its songs. It is the longest of Aristophanes' surviving plays.

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