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Greek Comedy · Student’s Guide

Aristophanes’ Clouds — Student’s Guide

A student-friendly guide to Aristophanes’ Clouds, exploring Strepsiades’ debts, the comic portrayal of Socrates, competing approaches to education, and the difference between persuasive speech and sound judgment. Includes a plot summary, character guide, themes, reading suggestions, and discussion questions.

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Greek Comedy · Teacher’s Guide

Aristophanes’ Clouds — Teacher’s Guide

A teaching guide to Aristophanes’ Clouds, exploring the comic portrayal of Socrates, the conflict between traditional and fashionable education, the misuse of persuasive speech, and the consequences of Strepsiades’ attempts to escape his debts. Includes historical context, plot, characters, themes, teaching objectives, close-reading passages, activities, and discussion questions.

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THE WORLD OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS

Introduction to Ancient Greece

A concise guide to the geography, history, political life, and cultural development of ancient Greece, from the Bronze Age civilizations of Crete and Mycenae through the rise of the city-states, Classical Athens and Sparta, and the age of Alexander the Great.

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