Lysistrata: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Lysistrata is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Aristophanes (-450–-388). The listed translation credits are Lindsay, Jack (1900–1990).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Lysistrata" by Aristophanes is an ancient Greek comedy first staged in 411 BCE. When the Peloponnesian War drags on endlessly, an Athenian woman named Lysistrata devises a bold plan: convince women from all warring Greek city-states to withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated. Leading a rebellion that includes seizing the Acropolis and its treasury, Lysistrata sparks a battle between the sexes that tests whether desire or duty will prevail in this audacious comedy about war and power.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Lysistrata
- Author credits: Aristophanes (-450–-388)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Lindsay, Jack (1900–1990)
Catalogue subjects
- Aristophanes -- Translations into English
- Comedy plays
- Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Drama
- Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
- Lysistrata (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- Peace movements -- Drama
- Women and peace -- Drama
Gutenberg collections
- Banned Books from Anne Haight's list
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: History - Ancient
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Classical Antiquity
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