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−	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: [[Εἰρήνη]]~~, Eirēnē~~) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright [[Aristophanes]].	+	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: ''[[Εἰρήνη]]'') is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright [[Aristophanes]].

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−	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright [[Aristophanes]].	+	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: [[Εἰρήνη]], Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright [[Aristophanes]].

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	It won second prize at the City Dionysia where it was staged just a few days before the Peace of Nicias was validified (421 BC), which promised to end the ten year old Peloponnesian War. The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution, there is bitterness in the memory of lost opportunities and the ending is not happy for everyone. As in all Aristophanes's plays, the jokes are numerous, the action is wildly absurd and the satire is savage.		It won second prize at the City Dionysia where it was staged just a few days before the Peace of Nicias was validified (421 BC), which promised to end the ten year old Peloponnesian War. The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution, there is bitterness in the memory of lost opportunities and the ending is not happy for everyone. As in all Aristophanes's plays, the jokes are numerous, the action is wildly absurd and the satire is savage.

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 ''[[Vrede]]'' theatre programme, 1983.
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	''[[Vrede]]'' theatre programme, 1983.		''[[Vrede]]'' theatre programme, 1983.
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 == Sources ==
-''Vrede'' theatre programme, 1983.
+http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(play).
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into Afrikaans by [[Nerina Ferreira]], entitled ''[[Vrede]]''.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Vrede]]'' by [[Nerina Ferreira]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright Aristophanes.	+	''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright [[Aristophanes]].

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-''Peace'' (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright Aristophanes. It won second prize at the City Dionysia where it was staged just a few days before the Peace of Nicias was validified (421 BC), which promised to end the ten year old Peloponnesian War. The play is notable for its joyous anticipation of peace and for its celebration of a return to an idyllic life in the countryside. However, it also sounds a note of caution, there is bitterness in the memory of lost opportunities and the ending is not happy for everyone. As in all Aristophanes's plays, the jokes are numerous, the action is wildly absurd and the satire is savage.
+''[[Peace]]'' (Greek: Εἰρήνη, Eirēnē) is an Athenian Old Comedy written and produced by the Greek playwright Aristophanes.
-Translated into Afrikaans by [[Nerina Ferreira]] with the title ''Vrede''. Directed for [[CAPAB]] by [[Peter Kleinschmidt]] in August 1983, starring [[Johan Malherbe]], [[George Ballot]], [[Elsabé Zietsman]], [[Marié Human]], [[Percy Sieff]], [[Mees Xteen]], [[André Roothman]]. The choir: [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Cedric Adamson]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Charmaine Potgieter]], [[André Roothman]]. Music by [[Marilyn Taylor]], decor and costumes by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
+== The original text ==
 == Sources ==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(play)
+Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_(play)].
 ''Vrede'' theatre programme, 1983.