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Aristophanes
Lysistrata
"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.
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Lysistrata : $b A modern paraphrase from the Greek of Aristophanes
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Aristophanes
Aristophanis Lysistrata
"Aristophanis Lysistrata" by Aristophanes is an ancient Greek comedy first staged in 411 BCE. When the Peloponnesian War drags on endlessly, Lysistrata devises a bold plan: women from warring Greek city-states will withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated. The women seize the Acropolis and its treasury, igniting a battle between the sexes. As men grow desperate and tensions escalate, this subversive comedy explores power, desire, and women's agency in a male-dominated society.
Aristophanes
Λυσιστράτη
"Λυσιστράτη" by Aristophanes is an ancient Greek comedy first staged in 411 BCE. When the Peloponnesian War drags on endlessly, Lysistrata devises a bold plan: she persuades women from warring Greek city-states to withhold sex from their husbands until peace is negotiated. The women also seize Athens's treasury to cut off war funding. As desperate men and determined women clash, this battle between the sexes tests whether desire can overcome the momentum of war and male-dominated politics.
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