The Clouds Resources

The translation here is significantly less vulgar, by the way.

If you want to really dig into what we know about Socrates—and how Aristophanes fits in—check out this site.

No, this is not a link to old Saturday Night Live skits from the 80's. Read about the features of classical Old Comedy and check out other works.

Encyclopedia Britannica distills the heavy-hitting points about the play into one brief entry.

Students from UCSC perform a snippet from The Clouds.

A gentleman named "litforbrains" (get it?) gives his summary of The Clouds. It's mostly audio, but he uses some visual aids, too.

A blogger posted his summary/analysis of The Clouds on YouTube (without video).

If you want to hear audio of the play, look no further.

Okay, photography didn't exist when Aristophanes was around, but check out this photo of his bust. We mean his marble bust. Get your heads out of the gutter.

If you liked seeing that bust of Aristophanes, you'll love this one of Socrates.