Birds rule the sky-and man-in this entertaining work by the Ancient Greek playwright known for Lysistrata and The Clouds.
This comedy-first performed in Greece in 414 BC-remains a delightful read even after two millennia. As the birds of Athens express their frustration about sharing a realm with humans, they hatch a plan to build their own empire in the sky: Cloud-cuckoo-land. Soon they are exercising their power as they form a barrier between mortals and the Olympians-and declare themselves the new gods.
