| Author: | Aristophanes | ISBN: | 1230000129182 |
| Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. | Publication: | May 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Aristophanes |
| ISBN: | 1230000129182 |
| Publisher: | Halcyon Press Ltd. |
| Publication: | May 1, 2013 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
LYSISTRATA is a classic Old Comedy set during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). Wearied by 20 years of war, Lysistrata persuades the women of Athens to withhold sexual favors from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing them to negotiate peace with Sparta.
Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern understanding of the Old Comedy genre. Little is known of his personal life.
LYSISTRATA is a classic Old Comedy set during the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BC). Wearied by 20 years of war, Lysistrata persuades the women of Athens to withhold sexual favors from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing them to negotiate peace with Sparta.
Aristophanes (c.446 BC - c.386 BC) was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his approximately forty plays survive, providing modern understanding of the Old Comedy genre. Little is known of his personal life.
