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Bird Land
From: Seven Days
Date: 20060412
Author:Freeman, John
By the spring of 414 B.C., when Aristophanes' play The Birds debuted on the Greek stage, Athenians were weary of their government's imperialism. The Peloponnesian War had taken their men and eroded their resources. An attack on the neutral island of Sicily seemed destined to provoke more losses.
In this environment, The Birds struck a comedic chord. It told of two men, Makedo and Goodhope, who leave their civilization's bustle and heave to ...
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