The Wasps is the fourth in chronological order of the eleven surviving plays by Aristophanes. It was produced at the Lenaia festival in 422 BC, during Athens' short-lived respite from the Peloponnesian War. As in his other early plays, Aristophanes satirizes the Athenian general and demagogue Cleon.

These contemporary translations of four Greek tragedies dealing with universal themes of war, trauma, suffering and betrayal have been performed for tens of thousands of combat veterans, as well as prison and medical personnel, around the world.--Publisher information.