About this title: Aristophanes' Lysistrata was last edited in 1928, and the last commentary was in 1927; the only previous edition in English appeared in 1911. The present edition brings the play up to date in terms of the advances made in Aristophanic scholarship in the past sixty years. In particular, it is the first to report all the manuscripts, papyri, and ...
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Binding: Perfect Bound Paper
Publisher: Mentor
Date Published: 1970
Description: Good + to Very Good- Mass Market Paperback. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Light to moderate wear, age yellowing. Binding tight, pages clean. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Signet Classics
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780451527899ISBN:0451527895
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. clean, straight, tight and unmarked, very little wear. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 128 p. Signet Classics (Paperback). Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780486282251ISBN:0486282252
Description: Good. 47-X Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Textbook Binding
Publisher: HarperCollins
Date Published: 1997
ISBN-13:9780810200319ISBN:0810200317
Description: Acceptable. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
"I bought this slender volume at the Tattered Cover Book Store, and plan to re-read it on the plane trip home. I hear it may be performed in Newport next spring. I'm looking for a passage to read from it for Banned Books Week celebration at the NPL....
It was fun to read, a good comedy and also a treatise on how to stop a war. Satirical, it flatters women and makes fun of men. You could call it an early women's liberation play.
I gave it 3 stars because I thought the translation was a bit stiff and could have been improved with a little attention to the notes of explanation. The notes were most helpful, but why not incorporate their meaning in the translation?"
"This is Old Comedy in its purest state. It never ceases to amaze me that something over 2000 years old can be so poignant, so humorous and so relevant in contemporary society.. It also never ceases to amaze me when I use 'poignant' in a sentence. But in all seriousness, it is incredible to read this and see that sex and war dominated the media in 400 BC in much the same way they do today.
In "Lysistrata", the women of Greece convene to conceive a resolution to the Peloponnesian War. Their plan? The world's first 'no diggity' scheme. It's brilliant. Aristophanes was a pioneer in the way he combined sharp, witty social satire with good old-fashioned vulgarity. This is a great, and quick read, and one that will definitely be worth your while."
"I know this play is ment to be a comedic tale of female enpowerment, and is all about the feminist statement, but I don't feel strongly enough about any of those ideas to interpret the play in such a way.
And i'm glad I don't because seeing past the feminist message, as ignorant as this may be, allowed me to enjoy the play itself a lot more.
I'm studying it as a drama student, and upon first reading it, it was simply one of the most hilarious and delightful pieces i've ever read. If the translation is accurate, then the greeks had an incredible talent for comedy as well as tragedy. Its a wonderful, wonderful piece of work."
"This play is trotted out to this day for anti-war protests. And that's cool by me. That is how I was introduced to it during college, back when people were first beginning to seriously question our war in Iraq. Still, Lysistrata is worth seeing/reading any time. The premise and execution are very fun, if not quite as funny for us menfolk.
If you think its tough to get lucky when she has a headache, try getting some lovin' when she wants war to end."
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