Lysistrata And Other Plays
by Alan H Sommerstein, Aristophanes

Name: Lysistrata And Other Plays
Brand: Alan H Sommerstein
SKU: 9780140448146
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Greek & Roman

Synopsis

Lysistrata (/laɪˈsɪstrətə/ or /ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη, "Army-disbander") is a comedy by Aristophanes.

Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BCE, 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.

The dramatic structure represents a shift away from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career.

It was produced in the same year as 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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