"Who in his play ""The Birds"" first wrote about 'Cloudcuckoo Land'?"
The Birds (play) Nicias to bring about the ostracism of the populist leader Hyperbolus. Hyperbolus was a frequent target of satire in Aristophanes' plays, a role previously filled by Cleon, who had died in 422. Aristophanes wrote for the amusement of his fellow citizens and his plays are full of topical references. The following explanation of topical references in "The Birds" is based on the work of various scholars (commonplace references to conventional gods are omitted): It has been argued that "The Birds" has suffered more than any other Aristophanic play from over-interpretation by scholars. Political allegory featured prominently in 19th century interpretations:
The Play About the Baby set design changed from the original, which was a Victorian apartment, to the "sterile no-man's-land with a sterile play space decorated with children's toys." Matt Wolf, in his review of the 1998 London production for "Variety," wrote: "A lot of people are going to be mystified by 'The Play About the Baby,'... but if there’s any justice, at least an equal number will be mesmerized as well. Witty, cryptic and finally very disturbing, the play is essential (if minor) Albee that shows a major American dramatist — now age 70 — continuing a career of experimentation that has always been