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Lysistrata / Aristophanes ; translated, with notes and topical commentaries by Sarah Ruden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aristophanes.
- Standardized Title:
- Lysistrata. English
- Language:
- English
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C--Drama.
- Greece.
- History.
- Lysistrata (Fictitious character)--Drama.
- Lysistrata.
- Lysistrata (Fictitious character).
- Peace movements--Drama.
- Peace movements.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- x, 126 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis, IN : Hackett Pub. Co., [2003]
- Summary:
- 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 essaysâon Athenian democracy, ancient Greek warfare, Athenian women, and Greek Comedyâoffer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of the broader fifth-century social, political, and cultural context as well.
- Contents:
- Lysistrata 1
- Athenian Democracy 74
- Ancient Greek Warfare 86
- Athenian Women 98
- Greek Comedy 110.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 119-121) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0872206033
- OCLC:
- 50859152
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