The Birds (Greek: Ὄρνιθες Ornithes) is a comedy by the Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. It was performed in 414 BC at the City Dionysia where it won second prize. It has been acclaimed by modern critics as a perfectly realized fantasy remarkable for its mimicry of birds and for the gaiety of its songs. Unlike the author's other early plays, it includes no direct mention of the Peloponnesian War and there are few references to Athenian politics, and yet it was staged not long after the commencement of the Sicilian Expedition, an ambitious military campaign that had greatly increased Athenian commitment to the war effort. It is the longest of Aristophanes' surviving plays and yet it is a fairly conventional example of Old Comedy.
Personaje la obra
*1st messenger (a bird)
*2nd messenger (a bird)
*3rd messenger (a bird)
*A priest (masked as a bird)
*A ragged poet
*A rebellious youth
*A statute seller
*An informer
*An inspector
*An oracle man
*Attendants as required
*Bird dancers (flamingo, cock, 2nd Hoopoe, Gobbler)
*Cinesias famous poet
*Euelpides citizen of Athens
*God of the Triballians
*Heavenly herald
*Heracles divine protector of mankind
*Hoopoe formerly Tereus, an Athenian prince
*Iris daughter of Zeus
*Manes slave to Pisthetaerus
*Meton famous mathematician
*Nightingale formerly Procne (flute player)
*Pisthetaerus citizen of Athens
*Poseidon god of the sea
*Prometheus titan and friend to Man
*Raven piper
*Sovereignty beauteous maid
*The Footbird servant to the Hoopoe
*Xanthias slave to Pisthetaerus
Silent roles
Personaje del coro de la obra
Birds: partridge, francolin, mallard, kingfisher, sparrow, owl, jay, turtledove, crested lark, reed warbler, wheatear, pigeon, merlin, sparrowhawk, ringdove, cuckoo, stock dove, firecrest, rail, kestrel, dabchick, waxwing, vulture, woodpecker
Escenario
A hillside wilderness outside the Hoopoe's nest
Aipatu
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