The very title of Aristophanes Farmers is already. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. extends to the fragments of other peace plays as well, although these have received less attention. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. The darker comedy of The Clouds satirizes Athenian philosophers, Socrates in particular, and reflects the uncertainties of a generation in which all traditional religious and ethical beliefs were being challenged.įor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. In Lysistrata a band of women tap into the awesome power of sex in order to end a war. ISBN 10: 0140448144Refine Lysistrata and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)Lysistrata and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)Lysistrata and Other Plays (.

The Achanians is a plea for peace set against the background of the long war with Sparta. Three plays by the comedian of Ancient Greece Writing at the time of political and social crisis in Athens, Aristophanes was an eloquent yet bawdy challenger to the demagogue and the sophist. ISBN: 0140448144 Lysistrata and Other Plays (Penguin Classics) by Aristophanes See Customer Reviews Select Format Hardcover - Paperback 5.49 - 6.49 Mass Market Paperback 4.69 Select Condition Like New Unavailable Very Good 6.49 Good 5.79 Acceptable 5.49 New Unavailable See All 10 Editions from 4.

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