"With a signature style that is at once bawdy and delicate, as well as a fearless penchant for lampooning the rich and powerful, Aristophanes was among the first to make comedy a serious business. The list of artists who followed in his footsteps includes everyone from Shaekspeare to Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain, yet Aristophanes remains arguably the finest satirist of all time. Though much of his work is lost, his surviving plays continue to challenge and entertain audiences. Collected here are all eleven - as translated by the distinguished poet and translator Paul Roche."--BOOK JACKET.