| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Contributors; Introduction to Lysistrata; 1. Where is the Spine?; 2. The Upside-down World of Aristophanes' Lysistrata; 3. The Many Faces of Lysistrata; 4. Lysistrata the Warrior; 5. Friends and Foes: The People of Lysistrata; 6. Fantasy and Plot in Lysistrata; 7. On Misunderstanding the Lysistrata, Productively; 8. Lysistratas on the Modern Stage; Lysistrata, or Loose Strife, a modern version; Suggested Further Reading; Index |
| Summary |
In Aristophanes' Lysistrata, the women of Athens, fed up with the war against Sparta, go on a sex strike and barricade themselves into the acropolis to persuade their husbands to vote against the war. It is the most often performed of all Aristophanes' comedies. It is also, perhaps, the most misunderstood. This collection of essays by eight leading academics - written for sixth-form students and the general public alike - sets the play firmly in its historical and social context, while exploring Aristophanes' purpose in writing it and considering the responses of modern audiences and directors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Aristophanes. Lysistrata.
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| SUBJECT |
Lysistrata (Aristophanes) fast |
| Subject |
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval.
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights.
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DRAMA -- Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781472519962 |
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1472519965 |
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9781472519955 |
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1472519957 |
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