Aristophanis Lysistrata by Aristophanes
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"Aristophanis Lysistrata" by Aristophanes is an ancient Greek comedy first staged in 411 BCE. When the Peloponnesian War drags on endlessly, Lysistrata devises a bold plan: women from warring Greek city-states will withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated. The women seize the Acropolis and its treasury, igniting a battle between the sexes. As men grow desperate and tensions escalate, this subversive comedy explores power, desire, and women's agency in
a male-dominated society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Aristophanes, 447? BCE-386? BCE |
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| Translator | Brunck, Rich. Fr. Phil. (Richard François Philippe), 1729-1803 |
| Title | Aristophanis Lysistrata |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lysistrata |
| Credits | Produced by Carolus Raeticus |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Latin |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Lysistrata (Fictitious character) -- Drama |
| Subject | Peace movements -- Drama |
| Subject | Women and peace -- Drama |
| Subject | Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Drama |
| Subject | Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into Latin |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 49764 |
| Release Date | Aug 23, 2015 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 404 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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