Aristophanes, Veteris Comoediae Princeps: Poeta longe facetissimus & eloquentissimus - Aristophanes c. 446-c. 386 BC; Frischlin, Philipp Nicodemus 1547-1590 (Frankfurt Spies, 1586)
Collected comedies of Aristophanes
Frischlin was a German philologist, poet, playwright, mathematician, and astronomer
Contains "Plutus" (Wealth) a political satire, "Equites (The Knights) a satire on the social and political life of classical Athens during the Peloponnesian War, "Nubes" (The Clouds) a comedy play lampooning the intellectual fashions in classical Athens, "Ranae" (The Frogs) a comedy about the god Dyonysus, and "Acharnenses (The Acharnians) a comedy about an Athenian citizen, Dikaiopolis.
Contains a biography of Aristophanes by Frischlin
Billingual edition Greek-Latin in facing pages
This edition is dedicated to Rudolf II (1552-1612) Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612
Keywords: 16th Century (1501-1600); Classical Antiquity (8th Century BC-6th Century AD); Play (theater); Literature; Comedy