description: This rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece is rendered in blank verse for dialogue and in lyric meters and free verse for the songs. Appended commentary essays-on ancient warfare, classical Greek rationalism, Athenian women, Athenian democracy and the Athenian festivals-offer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of the broader fifth-century social, political, and cultural context as well.
language: English
title: Lysistrata
titlecomplete: Lysistrata
characters: Lysistrata
genres: Literature, Classics, Feminism, School, Drama, Plays, Comedy, Fiction, Humor, Theatre
ratings_count: 42074
places: Greece
publisher: Signet