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Lysistrata

Lysistrata

Anonymous Translator
Aristophanes

Paperback

Series: Aristophanes

Ancient GreecePlays

ISBN10: 1535372850
ISBN13: 9781535372855
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Jul 19 2016
Pages: 72
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.15 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
Lysistrata - Aristophanes - Anonymous Translator - Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace-a strategy, however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is notable for being an early exposé of sexual relations in a male-dominated society. Additionally, its dramatic structure represents a shift from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career. It was produced in the same year as the Thesmophoriazusae, another play with a focus on gender-based issues, just two years after Athens' catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian Expedition.

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