The Clouds: Serious Comedy

The History Of European Theatre - A podcast by Philip Rowe - Mondays

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Episode 16Aristophanes took a wry look at the art of philosophy that had become very trendy in Athens. In particular he pokes fun at Socrates and his philosophical method as a father and son try to escape their mounting debts. It's a funny story, but had a bitter twist for Socrates.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy